"In the end, you have to write like you're not afraid of the critics."

“True resistance begins with people confronting pain... and wanting to do something to change it.”

Source : bell hooks (2014). “Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politics”, p.229, Routledge

“I know one thing, that I know nothing.”

“Writing was not a childhood dream of mine. I do not recall longing to write as a student. I wasn't sure how to start.”

“The heavens are now seen to resemble a luxuriant garden, which contains the greatest variety of productions, in different flourishing beds.”

Source : William Herschel (2013). “The Scientific Papers of Sir William Herschel”, p.337, Cambridge University Press

“Dogs are fantasies that don't disappoint.”

Source : Caroline Knapp (2010). “Pack of Two: The Intricate Bond Between People and Dogs”, p.35, Dial Press

“I'm no alcoholic. I'm a drunkard. There's a difference. A drunkard doesn't like to go to meetings.”

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

“The meeting with Prince William took place at the White House because Prince William wanted to see where the president spent his days, but the golf course was covered in snow.”

“Nobody inspired me more than Julie Andrews, who is a classically trained soprano herself.”

Source : "Soprano soundtrack" by Will Hodgkinson, www.theguardian.com. December 19, 2003.