"See, that's the thing about L.A.- When you've mastered the art of feeling lonely in a room full of people, that's when you know."

“Liesel observed the strangeness of her foster father's eyes. They were made of kindness, and silver.”

“The air that people breathe in many Chinese cities has become dangerously polluted. Their food supply is subject to constant contamination scandals. Now it appears that not merely stagnant ponds but the water people draw from deep underground is already tainted.”

“You only are free when you realize you belong no place - you belong every place - no place at all. The price is high. The reward is great.”

“Surrounded by noises from televisions, airplanes, subways and automobiles, most of us 'tune out' for self-protection.”

“Where would we be without our friends? Honestly, every friend is so unique and special. I have my friends back in New Zealand, I have my friends in New York and California. Then you have your friends who are your family. Barbara Palvin falls into that category. I have a lot of love for all my friends.”

“People resent articulacy, as if articulacy were a form of vice.”

“Language is the net that holds thought trapped within a particular culture. But if one could only strike the ball with sufficient force, with perfect timing, it would perhaps break through the netting, continue on its course, never fall to earth, but go into orbit around the world.”

Source : David Lodge (2011). “The Campus Trilogy: Changing Places; Small World; Nice Work”, p.342, Penguin

“I'm really into strong, female roles - but they don't have to necessarily be loud - I'm just as interested in introverts too.”