"Even wars, big conflicts that have drawn a lot of news coverage, sometimes seem to me to have a center that hasn't been described, that might yet be glimpsed if approached from some odd angle."

-- William Finnegan

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“Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.”
“Even the most powerful human being has a limited sphere of strength. Draw him outside of that sphere and into your own, and his strength will dissipate.”
“Eventually, I succeeded in everything.”

Source : "The spy turned big-shot Hollywood producer- read the translated interview with Arnon Milchan!". Interview with Ilana Dayan, jewishjournal.com. December 10, 2013.
“I like to write about things that are extreme in some form. I like to write about something I feel I have to write about.”

Source : Suzanne Vega (1999). “The passionate eye: the collected writing of Suzanne Vega”, Avon Books
“Word has it, they think I'm an old man, and they're not gonna double me. My message is that I'm the baddest for my age bracketest. What I mean by age bracketest is that I came in at 20, I was the baddest 20, and I'm the baddest at 35.”
“I want more out of life than I've gotten.”
“To a drinker the sensation is real and pure and akin to something spiritual: you seek; in the bottle, you find.”

Source : Caroline Knapp (1999). “Drinking: A Love Story”, p.71, Dial Press
“These days I think people give up too easily. Everyone says itâ€™s about compromise, which it is. Love, compromise, promises, presents help. But ultimately itâ€™s about not giving up. People are led to believe that if itâ€™s not perfect then just ditch it and change it, these days. Thatâ€™s a mistake.”

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