"What we fear we often rage against."

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Source : Annie Proulx (2008). “The Shipping News: A Novel”, p.83, Simon and Schuster

Annie Proulx

“People who do not need to please are irresistible because they radiate wholeness, a rare delicacy in a world of hungry hearts.”
“Simply because you take drugs does not mean you are an expert on them. In fact, there seems to be an inverse relationship between drug consumption and drug knowledge: more of the former results in less of the latter. If that seems obvious, you have probably gone easy on the former, though this relationship only applies to curious people who are seriously interested in drugs.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Time and experience have taught me that fame and money very rarely go to the worthy, by the way - hence we shouldn't ever be too impressed by either of those impostors. Value folk for who they are, how they live and what they give - that's a much better benchmark.”

Source : Dale Evans Rogers (1971). “DALE My Personal Picture Album”
“When you're writing you're constantly fighting demons to sit down and do what you do. If you listen to the voices outside your head, in addition to the ones inside your head, you'll never get anything done. There's enough inner strife.”

Source : "Interview: Melissa Rosenberg On New Moon, Eclipse, And Breaking Dawn's Potential Mpaa Rating". Interview with Laremy Legel, www.mtv.com. April 4, 2010.
“Jack Del Rio and myself are very similar except he's really good looking and was a great player. Other than that, we're very similar.”
“I like time off because I also have a life outside of theater.”
“I beg the Lord to grant us more politicians who are genuinely disturbed by the state of society, the people, the lives of the poor!”
“As an English player you are lifted when the crowd gets behind you. The atmosphere over here can be unsettling for the Australian players and I hope all our fans get behind us.”

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