"The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them."

-- George R. R. Martin

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“What is the cause that one is hardened, and another readily moved to compunction? Listen! It springs from the will, in the latter case a good will, in the former an evil one. It springs also from the thoughts, in the former case evil thoughts, in the latter from the opposite; and similarly from actions, in the former case actions contrary to God, in the latter godly ones... it is by free choice of the will that every person either attains compunction and humility, or else becomes hard-hearted and proud.”
“I've always gravitated towards songwriting that happens easily and spontaneously, because those have always been my best songs.”
“You fail only if you stop writing.”
“It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and smaller films. I worry that important films without a big name attached won't get made at all.”
“If I don't see myself as a victim, then I'm not a victim.”

Source : "Noomi Rapace: Finding Lisbeth, And Letting Her Go". "All Things Considered" with Michele Norris, www.npr.org. October 29, 2010.
“Language pedants hew to an oral tradition of shibboleths that have no basis in logic or style, that have been defied by great writers for centuries, and that have been disavowed by every thoughtful usage manual.”
“I don't see why we need to stand by and watch a country go communist due to the irresponsibility of its people. The issues are much too important for the Chilean voters to be left to decide for themselves.”
“I do still get intimidated by certain things.”

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