"No state, no government exists. What does in fact exist is a man, or a few men, in power over many men."

“If you write a story based on a real person, you're trapped by the details of the real person and his life. It gets in the way of writing your own story.”

“I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need”

“International institutions ought to be, as the national ones in democratic countries, established by the peoples and for the peoples”

“For the last few years I've tried to force myself to write at least one page every day, which doesn't sound like much but it's actually pretty hard to manage. Because I'm not allowed to do a make-up day. I can't do two pages the next day. The punishment for not completing my page is that I have to eat a vegetarian meal the next day.”

“My advice to aspiring writers of fantasy trilogies or series is that each book needs two main plots. There's the 'big story', the over-arching grand plot of the entire series, and there is the complete-in-itself, one-book plot.”

“This is the wonderful thing about the pure in heart--they do see God.”

“You're not such a dog as you think you are.”

Source : Paddy Chayefsky (1995). “The Television Plays”, p.166, Hal Leonard Corporation

“I say never be complete, I say stop being perfect, I say let... lets evolve, let the chips fall where they may.”

Source : Read Mercer Schuchardt, Chuck Palahniuk (2008). “You do not talk about Fight Club: I am Jack's completely unauthorized essay collection”, Benbella Books