"No nation can be destroyed while it possesses a good home life."

-- J. G. Holland

“It's an unavoidable truth. Fear of life closes off more opportunities for us than fear of death ever does.”

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“If I die," he whispered in the dark, "dinna follow me. The bairns will need ye. Stay for them. I can wait.”
“When I admire a writer, it's for the recognizable palette - Hemingway's minimalism, the dialogue, those isolated bar scenes. But with each story or novel, he shows me something different within the framework he's built - like noticing that there's a chair in the corner I didn't see in another story.”

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“You are what you are most profoundly thankful for, and what you love.”
“If I have the power to post 'Happy Birthday' on someone's Facebook page and make them feel really good, it feels really good to make other people feel really good. I love it. I'm a huge Facebook and Twitter person. And I love talking to my fans. It's fun.”

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“There is no simple answer to what I think.”
“I'd like to get back into journalism. I'm hoping someone will offer me a job as a commentator or one of those political analysts that you see on the news shows all the time.”
“I would do 'John Carter' again tomorrow. I'm very proud of 'John Carter.' Box office doesn't validate me as a person, or as an actor.”

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