"Everything has already been done. every story has been told every scene has been shot. it’s our job to do it one better."

“But the heart of Christianity is Good News. It comes not as a task for us to fulfill, a mission for us to accomplish, a game plan for us to follow with the help of life coaches, but as a report that someone else has already fulfilled, accomplished, followed, and achieved everything for us.”

Source : Michael Horton (2009). “The Gospel-Driven Life: Being Good News People in a Bad News World”, p.20, Baker Books

“All the Padres need is a fly ball in the air.”

“In wartime we provide truth with a bodyguard of lies because it is so precious.”

“Success is always temporary. When all is said and one, the only thing you'll have left is your character.”

“Writing is rewriting. A writer must learn to deepen characters, trim writing, intensify scenes. To fall in love with the first draft to the point where one cannot change it is to greatly enhance the prospects of never publishing.”

“The big advantage to playing the Venetian in Las Vegas - where it's a beautiful theater - is that unlike other places, even many other nice venues, I can do a set and lighting cues, I can put on a real show. I can dress up, wear a tux.”

“I mean, I absolutely call myself a feminist. And by that, I mean a woman who believes that your opportunities should not be constrained by your gender, that women should be entitled to the same opportunities as men.”

Source : "Ayelet Waldman's Memoir Of A 'Bad Mother'". 'Fresh Air' with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. May 5, 2009.

“Everything's been a struggle for me.”