"Elisabeth Sheffield's new novel is multilayered, smart, beautifully written, and funny. I was taken in by the first paragraph and held firmly through the roller coaster of a ride. The depth of the novel was evidenced by the constantly shifting meaning of the title itself. In fact, the entire work never changes its meaning, but somehow, seamlessly, simply means more. This is a rare and memorable piece of work."

-- Percival Everett

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“System uptime, data protection, and identity theft are weighty issues. It takes real ingenuity to out-think the fraudsters who are trying to steal identities and hack into enterprise systems. The 12 smart companies that debuted security solutions today at DEMO have designed serious, and seriously clever, innovations.”
“If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire must be not to write.”
“Some people say that success equals money, but frankly, I don't think success is money at all ... Success is being the best at whatever you want to do well at.”
“I am not concerned with being liked or disliked. I am concerned with being respected”
“I don't think being an athlete is unfeminine. I think of it as a kind of grace.”
“There's no way around it - drama is very difficult to shoot. It's very heavy and something that you carry with you for the course of the day.”
“Randy lay there like a slug. It was his only defense.”

Source : Jean Shepherd (1983). “A Christmas Story: A Play in Two Acts”, p.34, Dramatic Publishing
“It is hard to know if what you are going to do in life is up to you, or a sum of the contribution of others, plus the circumstances you are born into.”

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