"Absurdly improbable things are quite as liable to happen in real life as in weak literature."

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Source : Ada Leverson (1907). “The Twelfth Hour”

Ada Leverson

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“I would love to have a long and serious conversation with the Pope. And Woody Allen, whom I have never interviewed. Then, after those two? Steve Jobs.”
“Alabama fans love Alabama football. Auburn fans love Auburn.”
“Consumers cannot think in abstractions. They cannot envision a new concept. They cannot predict their behavior. They can only compare against their current frame of reference. So you need to make the big leap for them. You need to provide them with a reason to buy, a reason to brag to their friends. Expect new-to-the-world ideas to fall on deaf ears. Consumers will, however, change their tune when they can see, touch, and explore.”
“What happiness is there in just the memory of happiness?”
“Usually, new producers and writers want to put their stamp on a show. They don't want to continue what's working. They want to reinvent the wheel. It's an ego thing.”

Source : "Exclusive: Anthony Geary, Jane Elliot, Kin Shriner Dish the Golden Days of General Hospital". Interview with Michael Logan, www.tvguide.com. April 1, 2013.
“I always liked serve-and-volley players and big athletes”
“Nothing goes on forever; if one could only remember that.”
“I can tell you my feelings were hurt.”

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