"Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism."

-- Camille Paglia

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“I am against any reconciliation with Israel. I do not even recognize the presence of a state that is called "Israel." I consider its presence both unjust and unlawful.”
“There's nothing to stop a man from writing unlessÂ that manÂ stops himself. If a man truly desires to write, then he will.Â Rejection and ridicule will only strengthen him. And the longerÂ he is held back the stronger he will become, like a mass of risingÂ water against a dam. There is no losing in writing, it will make your toes laughÂ as you sleep, it will make you stride like a tiger, it will fireÂ the eye and put you face to face with death. You will die a fighter,Â you will be honored in hell. The luck of the word. Go with it, send it.”
“With a record of 75 fights and 6 losses, some of the losses were very questionable including Brian Nielsen when we fought in Denmark. I knew I won but they didn't give me that fight.”
“I worked in salons, where you do learn the basic sort of thing. But I didn't know anything about the kinds of things I'm doing now. I learned how to put hot-rollers in.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You are my everlasting home. Don't you ever be afraid. I am enough. We are enough.”
“Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.”

Source : "The Hot Seat: Ruby Sparks' Zoe Kazan". Interview with Amy Plitt, www.timeout.com. July 15 2012.
“I know well there is no comfort for this pain of parting. The wound always remains, but one learns to bear the pain, and learns to thank God for what he gave. For the beautiful memories of the past, and the yet more beautiful hope for the future.”
“Trends don't mean very much.”

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