"It's hard enough to make a novel a novel. I wouldn't know how to make it something else at the same time"

-- Matthew Specktor

#Enough Quotes #Novel Quotes #Know How Quotes

“Any political movement directed against any body of our fellow-citizens because of their religious creed is a grave offense against American principles and American institutions. It is a wicked thing either to support or oppose a man because of the creed he possesses. . . . Such a movement directly contravenes the spirit of the Constitution itself.”
“The logical man must either deny all miracles or none.”
“Taxpayers deserve a government that harnesses technology to better serve the people.”
“Everybody was inspired by the drawings and the wind tunnels and the race cars - but no one wanted to work with me because I had a reputation for being an aerodynamic dictator!”
“NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.”
“It is my wish to delight all members of the family, young and old, parent and child.”
“The sin is not in the sinning, but in the being found out.”
“Somebody asked me what I thought next generation meant and what about the PlayStation 3 was next generation. The only next gen system I've seen is the Wii - the PS3 and the Xbox 360 feel like better versions of the last, but pretty much the same game with incremental improvement.”

Source : "Q&A: Will Wright, creator of the Sims". Interview with Bobbie Johnson, www.theguardian.com. Ocotber 26, 2007.

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