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“My generation in the UK, they're very apathetic, a lot of them.”
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“I don't have any great love for Chicago. What the hell, a childhood around Douglas Park isn't very memorable. I remember the street fights and how you were afraid to cross the bridge 'cause the Irish kid on the other side would beat your head in. I left Chicago a long time ago.”
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“I'd wanted to be a writer since I was knee-high. Once I knew that books were written by people and didn't just happen, it was obviously that I would write them, too.”
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“If you've ever wondered where your dreams come from when you go to sleep at night, just look around. This is where they are made.”
Source : Brian Selznick (2015). “The Invention of Hugo Cabret”, p.192, Scholastic
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“Does he treat you with respect at all times? That's the first question. The second question is, if he is the exact same person twenty years from now that he is today, would you still want to marry him? And finally, does he inspire to be a better person? You find someone you can answer yes to all three, then you've found a good man.”
Source : Colleen Hoover (2012). “Slammed”, p.27, Simon and Schuster
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“Charlie Parker was the greatest individual musician that ever lived. Every instrument in the band tried to copy Charlie Parker, and in the history of jazz there had never been one man who influenced all the instruments.”
Source : Gary Giddins (1987). “Celebrating Bird: the triumph of Charlie Parker”, University of Maryland Sea Grant Publications
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“I was taught coming up in the Phillies organization to be seen and not heard by people like Pete Rose, my hero growing up, and players like Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton and Manny Trillo.”
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“I'm almost reluctant to say it because it sounds superficial, but when you lose your hair, it just affects the way that you look at yourself in the mirror. You feel less feminine, pretty or desirable, and it's not an easy thing to go through.”
Source : "Joan Lunden reveals battle with breast cancer". www.foxnews.com. September 24, 2014. 
