"Since Deacon Hollingshead's arrival in town last July the Dominion had been hard at work, cleansing New York City of moral corruption. "Corruption" is a popular word with the enthusiasts of the Dominion, usually uttered as a prelude to the knife, the docket, or the noose."

-- Robert Charles Wilson

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“There is nothing new in state interventionism. It is as old and reactionary as societal organization itself. Always, when it permeates the body politic, it kills the nation.”
“To eliminate the inner turmoil we must focus our attention inward and act with loving kindness to ourselvesâ€”and each other.”
“Look at the evils of the world around you and protect yourself from them. Our teachers give all the wrong messages to our youth, since they take away the natural flare from the soul. Take it from me that all knowledge is useless until it is connected with your life, because the purpose of knowledge is nothing but to show you the splendors of yourself!”
“I've learned so much from my professors and have been fortunate to have had so many good ones, including Frederick and Steven Barthelme, Edward Carey, Jim Magnuson, and Elizabeth McCracken.”
“Simplicity is the soul of modern elegance.”
“I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.”

Source : "Curtis Sittenfeld: 'American Wife is the opposite of satire'". Interview with Hadley Freeman, www.theguardian.com. November 15, 2010.
“When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.”
“So if you can make it through, you know you've got something good, you can handle anything. We've been blessed to grow but at the same time, the hard part is having to wear every single hat. It's exhausting, but it's entirely worth it because on the flip side, the best part about being a touring musician is being a touring musician.”

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