"Sometimes the table was graced with immense apple-pies, or saucers full of preserved peaches and pears; but it was always sure to boast an enormous dish of balls of sweetened dough, fried in hog's fat, and called doughnuts, or olykoeks - a delicious kind of cake, at present scarce known in this city, except in genuine Dutch families."

-- Washington Irving

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“The job of a friend is not to decide what should be done, not to run interference or pick up the slack. The job of a friend is to understand, and to supply energy and hope, and in doing so to keep those they value on their feet a little longer, so that they can fight another round and grow strong in themselves.”
“Never say never, for if you live long enough, chances are you will not be able to abide by the simplest of such injunctions.”
“Many [book] even lay flat in the floor open. Their spines upward. Elinor couldn't bear to look! Didn't the monster know that was the way to break a book's neck?”
“I ran spotlight. Swept up. Did box office. Ran the lighting board. But acting was the most fun.”
“As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness.”

Source : Ben Bradlee (2011). “A Good Life”, p.68, Simon and Schuster
“Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it's contagious.”
“Just because it's a dream doesn't mean it's a lie.”

Source : Brent Weeks (2009). “Shadow's Edge: Book 2 of the Night Angel”, p.75, Hachette UK
“I'm one of those writers who, when writing, believes she's god-and that she hasn't bestowed free will on any of her characters. In that sense there are no surprises in any of my books.”

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