"I got around a lot, and lots of people talked to me. I salted down stories by the barrel load."

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Source : Hedda Hopper (1963). “the Whole Truth and Nothing But”

Hedda Hopper

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“What business does memory have with time?”
“At the moment, the 4 percent of us in this country produce a quarter of the world's carbon dioxide - once you look at maps of rising sea levels and spreading mosquitoes, you realize that we've probably never figured out a way to hate our neighbors around the world much more effectively.”
“Truly generous men are always ready to become sympathetic when their enemyâ€™s misfortune surpasses the limits of their hatred.”
“Doing a scene is like opening a bottle. If it doesn't open one way, try another - perhaps even give it up for another bottle?”
“Survival is for the human animal; fear the motivation. For the spiritual being survival is irrelevant. Curiosity, compassion and creativity are the name of the game; unconditional love the motivation.”
“Passed years seem safe ones, vanquished ones, while the future lives in a cloud, formidable from a distance. The cloud clears as you enter it. I have learned this, but like everyone, I learned it late.”
“One thing about winning a Pulitzer, it means you know what the first three words of your obituary will be: Pulitzer Prize-winner. After winning the Pulitzer, I couldn't help but notice how people suddenly looked at me with a newfound respect, and would say, "He's an expert." On the negative side, I developed a terrible case of writer's block for awhile, because I felt like readers would expect every one of my columns to be prize worthy.”

Source : "Clarence Page: The 'Culture Worrier' interview". Interview with Kam Williams, baystatebanner.com. March 12, 2015.
“Skill and confidence are an unconquered army.”

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