"In a Western or a thriller there is often room for reflection upon the coercive necessities; even, occasionally, some attempt to pose other possibilities. In the horror movies there is finally a Hobbesian state of nature: 'continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'."

-- Andrew Tudor

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“The man who fears losing has already lost.”
“It has been said that "to enthuse" means "to fill with spirit," and that spirit of enthusiasm is awaiting release or manifestation. Enthusiasm can be harnessed and activated. It can be transferred from one person to another. The energy of enthusiasm is similar to a radio signal that carries around the world. It can be transmitted and received; and when enthusiasm is shared by a group of people, it can be potentiated to a higher degree of power.”
“A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.”
“I hate to play a tournament in which I'm not contending. It's just not any fun for me.”
“The compassion we feel normally is biased and mixed with attachment. Genuine compassion flows towards all living beings, particularly your enemies. If I try to develop compassion towards my enemy, it may not benefit him directly, he may not even be aware of it. But it will immediately benefit me by calming my mind. On the other hand, if I dwell on how awful everything is, I immediately lose my peace of mind.”
“When a new writer defends his "style," the teacher smiles (or cringes) because real style isn't an artifice. Real style - voice - arrives on its own, as an extension of a writer's character. When style is done self-consciously and purposefully it becomes affectation, and as transparent as any affectation - an English accent on an old college chum from New Jersey, for example.”

Source : Bill Roorbach (2000). “Writing Life Stories”, p.97, Writer's Digest Books
“You can't always get the perfect moment. Sometimes, you just have to do the best you can under the circumstances.”

Source : Sarah Dessen (2006). “Just Listen: A Novel”, Viking Childrens Books
“... the life of the mind is reality, and love without romantic illumination is a spiritless matter.”

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