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“I prefer sneaking in the back door.”
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“It is important to use all knowledge ethically, humanely, and lovingly.”
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“I'm very politically active, but that has nothing to do with my charity.”
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“You have to be a brat in order to carve out your parameters, and you have to be a monster to anyone who gets in your way. But sometimes it's difficult to know when that's necessary and when you're just being a baby, throwing your rattle from the cage.”
Source : "I can be a real arrogant brat" by Xan Brooks, www.theguardian.com. January 27, 2003.
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“I have never regretted my silence. As for my speech, I have regretted it over and over again.”
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“I am still a keen mountain walker and an enthusiastic glider pilot.”
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“Impulsively, she leaned across the truck and kissed him on the cheek. He glanced over in surprise when she pulled away, but pleasure glowed in his eyes. "What was that for?" "Just seemed like the thing to do," she said. "Well, feel free to do it more often," he encouraged. "I assure you I won't mind.”
Source : Maya Banks (2012). “Shades of Gray: A KGI Novel”, p.116, Penguin
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“The foreign audiences are somewhat surprised and happy to find an American film that asks questions about American culture. There's a certain kind of cultural imperialism that we practice. Our films penetrate every market in the world. I have seen and have had people reflect to me, maybe not in so many words or specifically, but I get the subtext of it - they're somewhat charmed and surprised and happy to see an American film reflect on our culture. Because they see other cultures reflect on our culture but they don't see US culture reflecting on itself in quite the same way.”
Source : Source: collider.com