"Above all, do not lie to yourself."

-- Fyodor Dostoevsky

“Men who pass most comfortably through this world are those who possess good digestions and hard hearts.”
“It does sound like a science fiction story and I may sound like one of these guys who walks up and down with a sandwich board saying the end of the world is nigh, but the end is nigh....”

Source : "Nasa dismisses asteroid collision claim" by Simon Jeffery, www.theguardian.com. July 24, 2002.
“It was like love, he thought, this crumbling chapel: it has been complicated, and therefore perfected, by what time had done to it”
“Inspiration could be called inhaling the memory of an act never experienced.”
“I want to prove that if you write in strict meter and rhyme about subjects people care about, they will buy poetry.”
“I rarely see one of the 'summer blockbuster' movies. I'd like to see a stronger focus on smaller, smarter movies.”
“I used to breed poodles. I liked them because they were fluffy and so cute - and honestly, they make a lot of money when you sell them!”

Source : "Raven-Symoné Gets Into the Sister Act". Interview with Iris Wiener, www.theatermania.com. April 09, 2012.
“Good is often the enemy of best.”

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