"One cardinal rule of American journalism is that The New York Times Sunday Magazine is a chore, a bore, and a penance to be endured."

“To be defeated and yet not surrender, this is victory.”

“That's a movie quote, right? You know, if you do that with books, people think you're intelligent." Sophie lowered her chin. "If this is your pathetic attempt to seduce me again, you're falling miserably." "I don't seduce woman." Phin shoved back his chair and stood up. "They fall into my open arms." "Clumsy of them.”

“I get fit taking my bike out in the woods.”

Source : Interview with Jim White, www.theguardian.com. February 24, 2002.

“Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself.”

“I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer.”

“She stabbed him in the armpit, deep, and he dropped his sword. And died. So that's what is feels like, she thought as her boldness gave away to trembling. It feels awful.”

“But an experienced reader is also a self-aware and critical reader. I can't remember ever reading a story without judging it.”

“As long as you enjoy investing, you'll be willing to do the homework and stay in the game. That's why I try to make the show so entertaining, because if you aren't interested, you'll either miss the opportunity to make money in the market or not pay enough attention and end up losing your shirt.”

Source : "Mad Money". Book by Jim Cramer, www.today.com. March 14, 2005.