"One's head is finite. You pour more and more things into it - surnames, chronologies, affiliations - and it packs them away in its tunnels, and eventually you find that you have a book about something that you publish."

-- Nicholson Baker

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“My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.”
“A person doesn't have to change who he is to become better.”
“I don't quite understand how a generation and a half after the Second World War we've gotten where we are now.”
“Unless what you say benefits the other person, don't say it.”
“Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.”
“My personal style is really different from 'Lemonade Mouth.'”
“Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.”
“It doesn't matter who you sleep with, it's how you treat other people in this world.”

Source : "Amber Benson - Interview at Madame Tussaud's". BBC Cult Interview, www.bbc.co.uk. December 10, 2003.

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