"My first book was the most successful debut novel in the U.K. ever and every one of my books has reached number one in the U.K. Clearly the British know brilliance when they see it."

-- Kathy Reichs

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“These are very confusing times. For the first time in history a woman is expected to combine: intelligence with a sharp hairdo, a raised consciousness with high heels, and an open, nonsexist relationship with a tan guy who has a great bod.”
“Hark! She is called, the parting hour is come. Take thy farewell, poor world! Heaven must go home. . . .”

Source : Richard Crashaw (1949). “The verse in English of Richard Crashaw: the 1646 text of Steps to the temple and The delights of the Muses; the 1652 text of Carmen Deo Nostro; the 1653 text of A letter from Mr. Crashaw to the Countess of Denbigh; and the poems from manuscript”
“Short version: For the child. . ., it is not half so important to know as to feel. If facts are the seeds that later produce knowledge and wisdom, then the emotions and the impressions of the senses are the fertile soil in which the seeds must grow. . . . It is more important to pave the way for a child to want to know than to put him on a diet of facts that he is not ready to assimilate.”
“You may accept the inevitable with bitterness and resentment or with patience and grace. Mere acceptance is not sufficient.”
“I got to have a TV show that really was the talk of the nation for a while there. So I'm a very lucky guy.”

Source : "EMMYS: Marc Cherry On 'Desperate Housewives'". Interview with Ray Richmond, deadline.com. June 13, 2012.
“The question is not what we intended ourselves to be, but what He intended us to be when He made us.”
“Doing nothing requires effort. Over time, that effort is greater than the effort necessary to improve, or move somewhere better. The trick is to redirect energy.”
“The Bible, however, was not created to be amended and altered with each passing culture.”

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