"I really liked Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls and a couple of others, but with these kinds of movies the best part is the 'talking about it over a beer afterwards' bit - and once is kind of enough."

“Identity is not inherent. It is shaped by circumstance and sensitivity and resistance to self-pity.”

Source : Dorothy West (2009). “The Wedding: A Novel”, p.82, Anchor

“I am the most un-French Frenchman you will ever meet.”

“Now, the good of business is put above anything else, as corporations have become the new ruling body. Most decisions seem to be made like ones of a medieval king: whatever makes profit while ignoring and repressing the truth about whatever suffering it may cause (like pop music, for that matter).”

“The choice that frees or imprisons us is the choice of love or fear. Love liberates. Fear imprisons.”

“Kindness begets kindness evermore.”

“Stephen Hunt's goals are priceless... that's why he's worth £ 4 million”

“In his scintillating new novel, Matt Bondurant explores a crucial period in the history of Virginia and of his family. His gorgeous, precise prose brings to life an amazing cast of characters, including Sherwood Anderson, and the often deadly battles of Prohibition. The Wettest County in the World is a remarkably compelling, highly intelligent, and deeply moving novel.”

“The only way I'd need a pain reliever to enjoy sex is if all of my fantasies came true at the same time.”