"Gratitude: An imaginary emotion that rewards an imaginary behavior, altruism. Both imaginaries are false faces for selfishness, which is a real and honest emotion."

“Through discipline comes freedom.”

“I had never seen a woman in such despair before. It was worse than death, it was a constant longing for death and a constant rejection of life. She lived like darkness in her own day.”

Source : Philippa Gregory (2004). “The Queen's Fool: A Novel”, p.337, Simon and Schuster

“People think that if they read something in the newspaper or see it on TV, it has to be true.”

“My parents split up when I was about 2. I realize more and more how much I'm like my father. My gentleness comes from my mother.”

Source : Interview with Jayson Greene, pitchfork.com. June 22, 2012.

“I guess when people feel intimidated or they see something having success they steal it. I don't judge 'em for it but I'm starting to notice that.”

Source : "Interview: LeSean McCoy Talks Chip Kelly, Kobe Bryant, & Nick Foles' Rap Knowledge". Interview with Maurice Peebles, www.complex.com. September 5, 2014.

“Documentary filmmaking ruins you for real life, because you learn to be extremely attentive.”

Source : "Frederick Wiseman on his new film and his dream of shooting in the White House". Interview with Sam Fragoso, www.avclub.com. November 3, 2015.

“My family has always called me 'Lay Lay,' and my dad used to always call me 'Dynamite Termite' because I was really short and small and I hated to be still. I would never stop.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Guard well your spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds. Discard them and their value will never be known. Improve them and they will become the brightest gems in a useful life.”