"In a few generations more, there will probably be no room at all allowed for animals on the earth: no need of them, no toleration of them."

-- Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma

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“We get so many people saying short fiction is not economical, that it doesn't sell; but there are so many of us enjoying writing it and reading it. So it's wonderful to be around people who love short fiction too - it's like hanging around with my tribe.”
“If those people in power never made any mistakes, we'd be done for as a democracy. But people keep making mistakes. History is a series of mistakes.”
“A little bit of attention and kindness can totally change a whole life, and a lack of that can do the same.”

Source : "Adrien Brody: The quiet American". Interview with Alex Clark, www.theguardian.com. July 7, 2012.
“Savor the little moments, son, that's my advice. They're what life is. All the little things that happen while you're waiting for something else.”
“I was a lot more critical of my body when it was probably pretty awesome. Why did I not ever wear jean shorts? That's so crazy. I was so skinny. I didn't have any cellulite what was I thinking? I was more willing to wear short skirts after I had my kids. I never wore them before. Ever. I was so self-conscious. Now I'm a lot more confident in my skin - because who cares? At the end of the day, it's so much time spent on something that really doesn't matter that much.”
“The death agony of the barricade was about to begin.For, since the preceding evening, the two rows of houses in the Rue de la Chanvrerie had become two walls; ferocious walls, doors closed, windows closed, shutters closed. A house is an escarpment, a door is a refusal, a facade is a wall. This wall hears, sees and will not. It might open and save you. No. This wall is a judge. It gazes at you and condemns you. What dismal things are closed houses.”
“The world is infinitely more interesting than any of my opinions about it.”
“Write to please just one person. If you open a window and make love to the world, so to speak, your story will get pneumonia.”

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