"If you are pointing out one of the things a story is about, then you are very probably right; if you are pointing out the only thing a story is about you are very probably wrong - even if you're the author."

-- Neil Gaiman

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“The gods tempt us. They offer us riches and sweet smelling women, tres leches, each milk sweeter than the one before. But you cannot beat the gods. The grander house and the bigger deal only mean more borrowed time, more risk. When you build your life on a house of cards, you never know when the joker will turn up.”
“Iâ€™ll probably just stand in a corner, trying not to be noticed, until the decoration committee accidentally packs me into a box at the end of the night. There I will lie, crammed in between rolls of crepe paper, until the New Yearâ€™s dance two months from now. Jeffrey thought about this for a moment and said, Wonâ€™t they notice the box is too heavy when they go to put it away?”
“Ted Williams was the greatest hitter I ever saw, but DiMaggio was the greatest all around player.”
“Why climb Mount Everest? Because it's there.”

Source : Quoted in N.Y. Times, 18 Mar. 1923
“When you are doing seven shows a week, you have to take care of yourself. There are some moments when you cannot allow yourself to emotionally reenact the issue you're talking about or the experience that you're remembering. I mean that would kill you, you know. To experience a thing, a trauma, every single night, it would probably kill you emotionally.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“I just bought a Mac to help me design the next Cray.”
“Nothing speaks like results. If you want to build the kind of credibility that connects with people, then deliver results before you deliver a message. Get out and do what you advise others to do. Communicate from experience.”
“The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of honor than its conqueror.”

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