"To many people, dramatic criticism must seem like an attempt to tattoo soap bubbles."

“Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.”

“There is only one purpose in hand-to-hand combat, and that is to kill. Never face an enemy with the idea of knocking him out. The chances are extremely good that he will kill you.”

Source : "The Anarchist Cookbook". Book by William Powell, Chapter Three: "Natural, Nonlethal, and Lethal Weapons", p. 79, 1971.

“Between the worlds of men and make believe I can be found.”

Source : Song: Scarecrow's Dream, Album: Nether Lands, 1977

“The lucky man is he who knows how much to leave to chance.”

Source : C. S. Forester (1946). “Lord Hornblower”

“I lost my mother two years ago to cancer. But the greatest gift she gave to me was showing me how to be a wonderful and loving mom to my two sons, even now that they are grown men.”

“Writing practice brings us back to the uniqueness of our own minds and an acceptance of it. We all have wild dreams, fantasies, and ordinary thoughts. Let us to feel the texture of them and not be afraid of them.Writing is still the wildest thing I know.”

Source : Natalie Goldberg (2011). “Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life”, p.165, Open Road Media

“I can't imagine wanting to be famous just for the sake of being famous. I think fame should come along with success, talent.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“Throughout history, ideas need patrons.”

Source : "Covert Operations" by Jane Mayer, www.newyorker.com. August 30, 2010.