"I have a notion that there's a Star Wars out there waiting to be made, and I'm not sure it's the next Star Wars. I think it's something else that will be fresh and original."

“Life's all about 'me' anyway”

“The heart has its own laws... and the truth is... the truth is that you are the law of mine.”

“As a general rule, I tend to collaborate with artists whose work I admire.”

“There is a spell in mediaeval Art which has had power to bewitch some people into trying, or wishing to try, or fancying that they wish to try or making believe to fancy that they wish to try, to bring back the Middle Ages.”

Source : Goldwin Smith (1881). “Lectures and Essays”, New York : Macmillan

“A hug makes you feel good all day.”

Source : Kathleen Keating (2011). “The Hug Therapy Book”, p.8, Hazelden Publishing

“We're taking requests from customers who are looking for certain used copies. We already found 18 to 20 Louis L'Amour books that were on a customer's request list.”

“His sympathy made tears spring to Lina's eyes. Doon looked startled for a moment, and then he took a step toward her and wrapped his arms around her. He gave her a squeeze so quick and tight that it made her cough, and then it made her laugh. She realized all at once that Doon--thin, dark-eyed Doon with his troublesome temper and his terrible brown jacket and his good heart--was the person that she knew better than anyone now. He was her best friend.”

Source : Jeanne DuPrau (2012). “The Books of Ember Omnibus”, p.93, Random House Books for Young Readers

“A man's country is the world.”