"Traffic growled and snarled, rising at times to a machine-gun rata-tat-tat, while pedestrians were scuttling about with that desperate ratlike urgency characteristic of all big American cities, but which reaches its ultimate in New York."

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Source : Fritz Leiber, Fred Gambino (1979). “Ship of Shadows”

Fritz Leiber

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“We choose our sex, our color, our country, and then we look around for the particular set of parents who will mirror the pattern we are bringing in to work on in this lifetime.”
“Contrary to popular opinion, 'Leave it to Beaver' was not a documentary.”

Source : Stephanie Coontz (2016). “The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap”, p.35, Basic Books
“I just want Tina Fey to be my best friend. And Lena Dunham. And Oprah, too.”
“I always tell actors when they go in for an audition: Don't be afraid to do what your instincts tell you. You may not get the part, but people will take notice.”
“Writers have a rare power not given to anyone else: we can bore people long after we are dead.”
“Believe in the best ... have a goal for the best, never be satisfied with less than your best, try your best, and in the long run things will turn out for the best”
“Avoid the question 'why me?.' It saves a lot of grief”
“Americas health care system provides some of the finest doctors and more access to vital medications than any country in the world. And yet, our system has been faltering for many years with the increased cost of health care.”

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