"We are in desperate need of a well-done romantic lesbian comedy."

“I like being organized and super particular.”

“The reader has certain rights. He bought your story. Think of this as an implicit contract. He's entitled to be entertained, instructed, amused; maybe all three. If he quits in the middle, or puts the book down feeling his time has been wasted, you're in violation.”

“Ignorance is the mother of admiration.”

Source : George Chapman, Akihiro Yamada (1975). “The Widow's Tears”, p.59, Manchester University Press

“The dreams of the 1960s began to disappear in the 1970s. The economy collapsed, and so did the optimism of the Metabolists.”

“It is such a supreme folly to believe that nuclear weapons are deadly only if they're used.”

“An injury is not just a process of recovery it's a process of discovery.”

“As intelligent and responsible filmmakers, working in a free society, we have a duty to ensure that our chosen medium is a force for good. Especially in this ever-more complex and difficult world.”

Source : " A Lord’s Call To Arms: David Puttnam Addresses Edinburgh" by Peter Knegt, www.indiewire.com. June 22, 2009.

“You...you lost your faith?" "No...just my convictions. I still very much believe in God- just not a god who condones human tithing." Lev begins to feel himself choking up with an unexpected flood of feeling, all the emotions that had been building up throughout their talk- throughout the weeks- arriving all at once like a sonic boom. "I never knew there was a choice.”