"Many of us struggle with ideas that come to our head from our self-identification."

“No one is fit to judge a book until he has rounded Cape Horn in a sailing vessel, until he has bumped into two or three icebergs, until he has been lost in the sands of the desert, until he has spent a few years in the House of the Dead.”

Source : Van Wyck Brooks (1958). “From a writer's notebook”

“The fear of making a decision is the result of fearing to make a mistake - the truth is, the fear of mistakes has a greater impact on you than making the mistakes.”

Source : FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Oct 20, 2013

“One of the ways to make sure policies are more transparent and to help restore people's confidence in politicians... is to ensure renewal at the highest level of office.”

“Being a mum makes you more aware of how short life is and how important it is to enjoy every minute because you have less time for yourself. A day doesn't have 24 hours any more - it only lasts 10, or eight. So you learn to get rid of all the parasites. I'm not talking about people, but things that could be toxic for happiness.”

“I've got a very wide taste in art. I like Russian icon painters. I like Salvador Dali. It's like music. Sometimes you want to hear Led Zeppelin, and sometimes you want to hear Stravinsky. It just depends.”

“I don't want to get pigeonholed, and I want to try my hand at anything that excites me. I'm not just a Disney writer.”

Source : "Screenwriter Kelly Marcel Talks SAVING MR. BANKS, Disney’s Reaction to Her Script, 50 SHADES OF GREY, Leaving TERRA NOVA, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. December 22, 2013.

“The hardest novel to write was Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.”

“I want to be your personal penguin. Please?”