"The basis of almost every argument or conclusion I can make is the axiom that the short story can be anything the author decides it shall be;...In that infinite flexibility, indeed lies the reason why the short story has never been adequately defined."

-- H. E. Bates

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“Nothing has changed in Russia since Ivan the Terrible when it comes to the divide between the people and the state. The state demands a sacred willingness to make sacrifices from the people.”
“Writing a long essay is probably the most complex constructive act that most human beings areever expected to perform.”
“I want to be a great actor someday, and I've decided there's no use philosophizing; the only way is to work at my craft.”
“You definitely put a bit of yourself in every character, and you always have to have an understanding and empathy for the person that you play.”

Source : "Mia Wasikowska Interview JANE EYRE; Updates on RESTLESS and THE WETTEST COUNTY". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. March 8, 2011.
“What in me is pure conviction is simple prejudice in you.”
“To be individually righteous is the first of all duties, come what may to ones self, to one's country, to society, and to civilization itself.”

Source : Joseph Wood Krutch (1964). “If You Don't Mind My Saying So ...: Essays on Man and Nature”
“Dare to let your dreams reach beyond you.”
“Programmers work in bursts of productivity. Then, they let the brain rest and get back into it. A lot about the office world is not a great fit for me.”

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