"I think that one of the compelling themes of fiction is this confrontation between good and evil."

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William Styron

#Thinking Quotes #Evil Quotes #Fiction Quotes

“There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions combined. It is the power to take possession of your own mind and direct it to whatever ends you may desire.”
“I can only answer that I tried to tell the truth and, if not be objective, at least be fair; history is not served when reporters prize trepidation and propriety over the robust journalistic duty to tell the whole story.”
“The problem with life is, by the time you can read women like a book, your library card has expired.”
“The suffix 'naut' comes from the Greek and Latin words for ships and sailing. Astronaut suggests 'a sailor in space.' Chimponaut suggests 'a chimpanzee in sailor pants'.”

Source : Mary Roach (2011). “Packing for Mars”, p.198, Oneworld Publications
“The slowness of time, for a man who knows nothing will happen, is brutal.”
“I'm a crazy car guy. I've got an airplane hangar full of cars.”
“The turn from this end [despair] to a new beginning came from three things. A blooming cherry tree, the unexpected kindness of Scottish workers and their families, and the Bible.”
“Also, there are authors and publicists using the Internet to manipulate opinion, both positively for a work and negatively against the competition. I don't do this and can't stomach it, honestly.”

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