"In the fullness of time, I suspect that bigotry against homosexuals will seem as repugnant as racial prejudice does today. Or so one hopes."

“I never plan my novels because if I know what is going to happen, it bores me rigid. I let the story tell itself.”

“Failure is not tied to money; it is a mindset. Failure is when we accept the lot we are given.”

“I wanted to be an artist, because it's a much better scam than being an architect.”

“We need not a new set of beliefs, but a new way of believing, not simply new answers to the same old questions, but a new set of questions.”

Source : Brian D. McLaren (2010). “A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That Are Transforming the Faith”, p.18, Harper Collins

“It's enough for a small betrayal, a distancing, an affirmation of independence to provoke wrath, fear and also hatred from the adult. How many husbands and boyfriends kill the woman they say they love because she has decided to leave. It's in the news every day.”

Source : "A ‘special’ writer. Dacia Maraini in interview". Interview with Vincenza Fanizza, www.threemonkeysonline.com.

“The current state of knowledge is a moment in history, changing just as rapidly as the state of knowledge in the past has ever changed and, in many instances, more rapidly.”

Source : Ludwik Fleck (2012). “Genesis and Development of a Scientific Fact”, p.54, University of Chicago Press

“I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.”

“For me it's all about keeping things simple and feeling comfortable in what I am wearing. I prefer investing in classic well-tailored pieces.”