"I don't go to the movies because they scare me. I don't like anything that is suspenseful, even pleasantly so."

-- Lore Segal

“As for the military or service professionals, I have nothing but respect for them, but come on, when it comes to romance novels, we all know it's really about the uniforms and how the guys look in them!”
“my spirit is too ancient to understand the separation of soul & gender”

Source : Ntozake Shange (2010). “For colored girls who have considered suicide/When the rainbow is enuf”, p.45, Simon and Schuster
“When Prabhu dances time freezes”
“I could never do just one thing, but everything I do is in the direction of stories. Sometimes writing them, sometimes showcasing them, sometimes letting people see them.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Christ was born in the first century, yet he belongs to all centuries. He was born a Jew, yet He belongs to all races. He was born in Bethlehem, yet He belongs to all countries.”

Source : "Who Said That?: More than 2,500 Usable Quotes and Illustrations". Book by George Sweeting, p. 101, 1995.
“What I have written is but a fleeting intimation of the outside of what one man sees and may tell about the path he walks. No one shares the secret of a life; no one enters into the heart of the mystery.”
“When reached for comment on the charges, Martha didn't say much, (only) that a subpoena should be served with a nice appetizer.”
“Novels as dull as dishwater, with the grease of random sentiments floating on top.”

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