-
“I've long been interested in looking at the culture of consumerism and also was interested in this connection between the American dream and the house, and the house being kind of the ultimate expression of self and success.”
Source : "Lauren Greenfield, Director of ‘The Queen of Versailles’". "Art Beat" with Jeffrey Brown, www.pbs.org. July 27, 2012.
-
“It’s just simply the fact that the NSA does not think anybody should be able to communicate anywhere on the Earth without them being able to invade it.”
-
“You either like me or you don't. It took me twenty-something years to learn how to love myself, I don't have that kinda time to convince somebody else.”
-
“With a mind not diseased, a holy life is a life of hope, and at the end of it, death is a great act of hope.”
Source : "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, (p. 328), 1895.
-
“In the case of judges, I wouldn't be shocked to find out the number on television exceeds the number in real life — what is it about those black robes that makes us think ovaries?”
Source : "How to Succeed at Vampire Slaying and Keep Your Soul". www.latimes.com. March 20, 2005.
-
“Tis by no means the least of life's rules: To let things alone.”
-
“I'm going to get married again because I'm more mature now, and I need some kitchen stuff.”
-
“...Next time you're faced with a choice, do the right thing. It hurts everyone less in the long run.”
Source : Wendelin Van Draanen (2008). “Flipped”, p.85, Knopf Books for Young Readers