"Fatal human malice is the staple of narrators, original sin the mother-fluid of historians. But it is a risky enterprise to have to write of virtue."

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Source : Thomas Keneally (2013). “Schindler's List”, p.14, Simon and Schuster

Thomas Keneally

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“A man who tells secrets or stories must think of who is hearing or reading, for a story has as many versions as it has readers. Everyone takes what he wants or can from it and thus changes it to his measure. Some pick out parts and reject the rest, some strain the story through their mesh of prejudice, some paint it with their own delight. A story must have some points of contact with the reader to make him feel at home in it. Only then can he accept wonders.”
“There's definitely a luxury to the fluidity of not being a mega-star. I've done a ton of really, really odd, off-the-wall movies. There's this movie I did called 'Queens of Country' a couple of summers ago that is so bananas, and if I was at a certain level, I probably would not have done that movie.”
“Don't get me wrong - I love Jason Kidd. He's a great point guard (But) how am I comparing myself to him when I think I'm the best point guard to play basketball? That doesn't make any sense. I mean, how can I sit here and compare myself to somebody if I already think I'm the best?I'm telling you what it is: I know I'm the best point guard in the NBA. I don't need anybody else to tell me that. When I go on the basketball court, if I think about what you're all saying, I'll lose my mind.”
“Girls inevitably grew into women, but something of the boy persisted in every man.”

Source : Mary Roberts Rinehart (2013). “Married People: A Collection of Short Stories”, p.11, Overamstel Uitgevers
“Well, there are two kinds of stem cells: adult stem cells, which you can get from any part of a grown body, and embryonic stem cells. These are the inner- core of days-old embryos that can develop into any kind of cell.”
“England have nothing to lose here, apart from this test match.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“There's something rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet says...it's payback time!”
“There is nothing wrong with saving the world, but it's a little boring.”

Source : Source: collider.com

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