"I suppose the short chapters and differing narrative points of view are quite "cinematic" devices, which came very naturally to me."

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Source : Stef Penney (2008). “The Tenderness of Wolves: A Novel”, p.385, Simon and Schuster

Stef Penney

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“I never wanted to be the annoying kid on set.”

Source : "Game Of Thrones Q&A: Thomas Brodie-Sangster Talks Jojen Reed". Interview with Jolie Lash, www.accesshollywood.com. May 1, 2013.
“Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated.”

Source : "'We Should Not Fear Being Called Radical'". Interview with Farish A. Noor, theseoultimes.com.
“Sexual activity, for women, has a history of vulnerability, in a way it simply does not have for men. The mother has to teach thishidden text to her daughter. The mother's warnings, her attempts to halt sexual development in her daughter, are not so much signs of disapproval or envy, but of fear.”
“Mass Effect 3 is all about answering all the biggest questions in the lore, learning about the mysteries and the Protheans and the Reapers, being able to decide for yourself how all of these things come to an end.”

Source : "Casey Hudson: BioWare co-created Mass Effect 3 with the (sometimes cranky) fans (interview)". Interview with Dean Takahashi, venturebeat.com. March 2, 2012.
“[Allied] got the attention of (director) Bob Zemeckis and Marion Cotillard. I'm glad I waited. If it had been made 15 years before, who knows how it would have looked, but it's got the best possible cast, director and everything. It's been fantastic. It was worth waiting.”
“To burn always with this hard, gemlike flame, to maintain this ecstasy, is success in life. ... While all melts under our feet, we may well grasp at any exquisite passion, or any contribution to knowledge that seems by a lifted horizon to set the spirit free for a moment, or any stirring of the senses, strange dyes, strange colours, and curious odours, or work of the artist's hands, or the face of one's friend.”
“Those so-called records in the Bible were written by devout ecclesiasts who wanted to believe, and wanted others to believe, in the coming of a Messiah. Until someone proves otherwise, therefore, these stories must be considered nothing more than folk tales consisting in equal parts of legend and wish fulfillment.”
“We are developing all sorts of technologies based on what we have learnt from birds, animals and soils. Pollination is worth Â£billions. But it also highlights how nature is so interconnected.”

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