"Most important to any fake story is a plausible, realistic edge with a satirical twist that is topical."

“I'm going to join them", he said. And he did. When Sveva fled, Rath stayed and fought with the rebels. And died with them, right there at the toes of the mountains. And was dragged with them into a big pile. And burned”

“In general, my paintings are multifocal. You can't call it unfocused space, but not being fixed to a single focus is very much of our time.”

“Do not be held a cheat, even though it is impossible to live today without being one. Let your greatest cunning lie in covering up what looks like cunning.”

“What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.”

“Beyond a certain point, that was all a mother could do for her children - Hang around long enough to drive them crazy.”

Source : J. A. Jance (2009). “Outlaw Mountain: A Joanna Brady Mystery”, p.6, Harper Collins

“The future lies in designing and selling computers that people don't realize are computers at all.”

“My dad never told me that when you audition, you might not get the role. He wanted to wait until my first disappointment to tell me.”

Source : "Haley Joel Osment: What I've Learned" by Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.

“If you never change your mind, why have one?”

Source : Edward de Bono (2010). “How To Have A Beautiful Mind”, p.166, Random House