"One of the biggest dishes in Sicily is couscous, and there's always been a North African influence on Italian culture, culinary culture there."

“The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.”

“I'm not a writer with a drinking problem, I'm a drinker with a writing problem.”

“Would it be possible to stand still on one spot more majestically -- while simulating a triumphant march forward -- than it is done by the two English Houses of Parliament?”

“As time goes on we get closer to that American Dream of there being a pie cut up and shared. Usually greed and selfishness prevent that and there is always one bad apple in every barrel.”

“Clever girl. You play with fire because you want to be burnt.”

Source : Holly Black (2013). “The Coldest Girl in Coldtown”, p.80, Hachette UK

“Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities.”

Source : "John Maeda: Innovation is born when art meets science". Interview with Tom Lamont, www.theguardian.com. November 13, 2010.

“Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success.”

“I went through life big-bang-banda-boom-bada-boom.”