"I wanted to write about the Korean War, but I had no entry into it that made the kind of sense it needs to make for a novelist."

-- Chang-Rae Lee

#War Quotes #Writing Quotes #Novelists Quotes

“Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society.”
“Christina can sing all the notes, but Britney is just hot!”
“Movies are thankfully about real people nowadays, and I don't necessarily always look like a real person.”

Source : Source: www.elle.com
“I believe that every president wants to give everyone work but they can't; they want everyone to eat but they can't make it happen. The same happens with education. So we have to ask ourselves, "Why can't we do anything?"”

Source : Source: realterrorist.wordpress.com
“The best way to fight stupidity, is by ignoring it.”
“My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.”

Source : Kelley Armstrong (2009). “Stolen”, p.194, Vintage Canada
“A knight errant who turns mad for a reason deserves neither merit nor thanks. The thing is to do it without cause”
“At a recent conference, a colleague told one of us that in IPCC discussions, some scientists have been reluctant to make strong claims about the scientific evidence, lest contrarians "attack us". Another said that she'd rather err on the side of conservatism in her estimates, because then she feels more "secure."”

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