"At graduation, I assumed I'd be in publishing, but first I went to England and got a master's degree in English Literature. And then I came back to New York and had a series of publishing jobs, the way one does."

-- Joseph Kanon

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“There is nothing like the way people feel after they've seen 'The Intouchables.' They feel amazing. The word of mouth on this film is incredible. It's intelligent-feeling good. You're not insulted by the low-browness or stupidity of some of the humor. It's so smart and terrific.”
“So where are they moving today? They're going to move to be meaner to immigrants in order to bring their conference together.”
“Trying to make things work in government is sometimes like trying to sew a button on a custard pie.”
“One of the ceaseless wonders of the world: The power of a smile.”
“The same way I want them to take me seriously. I want them to look at my music as kind of like an open book to who I am inside.”
“The scandal of the evangelical mind is that there is not much of an evangelical mind.”
“I'm addicted to working. I mean, I have a list of 100 countries I want to play in. I'm basically killing myself by travelling so much, for no reason whatsoever.”
“I want women to be liberated and still be able to have a nice ***** and shake it.”

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