"I think novelists, when they write their books, end up having occasionally serving a purpose and playing roles that they never really fully either intended or even understood."

-- Khaled Hosseini

#Book Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“You can't slit the throat of everyone whose character it would improve.”

Source : "Fictional character: Al Swearengen". "Deadwood" TV series, Season 1, Episode 10: "Mister Wu", May 23, 2004.
“What I hope is that I don't just become 'Peter from 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe.'' I want to try and do something else to be a good actor and a respected actor.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“They weren't true stories; they were better than that.”
“A hungry wolf at all the herd will run, In hopes, through many, to make sure of one.”
“Pretty stupid,â€ I called after his retreating form. â€œTo give up before all possible solutions have been tried.”
“There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?”
“I hate McDonald's. I don't want to order my dinner by yelling into a clown's mouth. If I want my face in a clown's mouth, I'll tongue kiss Glenn Beck.”
“Courage calls to courage everywhere, and its voice cannot be denied.”

Source : Millicent Garrett Fawcett (2011). “The Women's Victory - and After: Personal Reminiscences, 1911-1918”, p.66, Cambridge University Press

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