"The secret to climbing up is to put your heart into your work."

“I am never driven. Every film Ive made has been an assignment.”

“I've never listened to an audiobook before, and I have to say it's a totally different experience. When you read a book, the story definitely takes place in your head. When you listen, it seems to happen in a little cloud all around it, like a fuzzy knit cap pulled down over your eyes”

Source : Robin Sloan (2012). “Mr Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore”, p.147, Atlantic Books Ltd

“I spent the whole time battering people I liked and singing with my arm round people I loathed.”

“Distance was a dangerous thing, she knew. Distance changed people.”

Source : Rohinton Mistry (2010). “A Fine Balance”, p.316, Vintage

“Neither of my parents has been very sensitive about my writing.”

“If your motivation for acquiring money or success comes from a non-supportive root such as fear, anger or the need to 'prove' yourself, your money will never bring you happiness.”

“You are not paid to work hard. In fact, you are not paid for effort at all. You are paid for results. It's not what you do; it's what you get done.”

Source : Larry Winget (2007). “It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault”, p.33, Penguin

“The attempts to command the climate and decide about the temperature on our planet are wrong and arrogant. I wrote a book about it which was published in English under the title Blue Planet in Green Shackles.”

Source : "DECKER: 5 Questions with President Vaclav Klaus". Interview with Brett M. Decker, www.washingtontimes.com. September 25, 2012.