"Paperbacks weren't considered real books in the book trade. Up till then it was just murder mysteries, potboilers, 25-cent pocket books sold in newsstands. When the New York publishers started publishing quality paperbacks, there was no place to buy them."

-- Lawrence Ferlinghetti

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“Singletons should not have to explain themselves all the time but should have an accepted status â€” like geisha girls do”
“The Muslim religion is so unreformed since it was created that nowhere in the Muslim world has there been any real advance in science, or art or literature, or technology in the last 500 years.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Denzel has been that leading man, but it took him a while to get to Training Day and Hurricane Carter.”
“When I read it, I don't wince, which is all I ever ask for a book I write.”
“Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar.”
“When it comes to me, I know what I can do and can't do.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Youâ€™re only poor if you give up. The most important thing is that you did something. Most people only talk and dream of getting rich. Youâ€™ve done something.”
“Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way thatâ€™s consistent with those beliefs. Many people today resent the suggestion that theyâ€™re in charge of the way they feel.Those people are mistaken. That was a big lesson and I learned it several hundred times before it stuck. What you do, who youâ€™re with, and how you feel about the world around you, is completely up to you.”

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