Source : Peter Matthiessen (1998). “Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982”, p.88, Shambhala Publications
Peter Matthiessen“I did not want to be the best black man of the year; I wanted to be the best man of the year.”
“Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.”
Source : Elizabeth Berg (2008). “The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted: And Other Small Acts of Liberation”, p.137, Random House
Source : Blanche Wiesen Cook (1992). “Eleanor Roosevelt: 1884-1933”
“I'm too diplomatic. I tend to edit my mind before I speak - it can be incredibly draining.”
Source : Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, www.theguardian.com. February 29, 2008. 
“I'm klutzy, and I don't embarrass easily.”
Source : "Need to Meet: Zoe Kazan". Interview with Thelma Adams, www.marieclaire.com. February 11, 2010.
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