"My purpose is to create a mirror for the reader to see themselves, to create a light for people to see themselves in the characters, pictures, and stories. So they resonate."

-- Kadir Nelson

#Character Quotes #Mirrors Quotes #Light Quotes

“We have never heard the devil's side of the story, God wrote all the book.”
“Every language reflects the prejudices of the society in which it evolved.”

Source : Casey Miller, Kate Swift (2001). “The Handbook of Nonsexist Writing”, p.4, iUniverse
“I call everyone 'Darling' because I can't remember their names.”
“I wouldn't mind being the lead guitarist in an incredibly successful rock band. However, I don't play the guitar.”
“When I was a girl I would look out my bedroom window at the caterpillars; I envied them so much. No matter what they were before, no matter what happened to them, they could just hide away and turn into these beautiful creatures that could fly away completely untouched.”
“You can dress it up, but it comes down to the fact that a movie is only as good as its script.”
“Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.”

Source : "Happy-Go-Lucky Interview". Interview with Anna Smith, www.ign.com. April 18, 2008.
“Delaying and withholding tactics, red herrings, partial and doubtful outcomes are stock in trade for fiction writers, especially crime writers.”

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