"Reading is the subtle and thorough sharing of the ideas and feelings by underhanded means. It is a gross invasion of Privacy and a direct violation of the Constitutions of the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Age. The Teaching of Reading is equally a crime against Privacy and Personhood. One to five years on each count."

-- Walter Tevis

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“I mean, I have moments of huge frustration because of my inability to express myself linguistically as clearly as I would like to.”
“Love isnâ€™t putting chain on someone who wants to struggle and is ready to die for it, love is letting him die in the way heâ€™s chosen.”
“I think Will Smith's character says it best in his opening speech when he says, "We long for love, we wish we had more time and we're afraid of death."”

Source : "'Collateral Beauty' Film Writer: Will Smith Was Best Actor for Dramatic Leading Role". Interview with Jeannie Law, www.christianpost.com. December 23, 2016.
“A lot of us are too busy focusing on what we think people want to hear, as opposed to just saying what's in our hearts.”
“I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department.”
“The thing with me is I'd rather have my cult following than just have a huge song. I haven't had one album or one official single release, but I probably got 500 songs out in people's collection.”
“They're still in good shape, but I'm not flashing them anymore. I'm an old lady. I leave all the flesh to the kids.”
“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.”

Source : Interview in "Hollywood Reporter", 1954.

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