"What surprised me was that within a family, the voices of sisters as they're talking are virtually always the same."

“Books were despised by the Viking Tribes, as they were seen as a horrible civilizing influence and a threat to the barbarian culture.”

Source : Cressida Cowell (2017). “How To Train Your Dragon: A Hero's Guide to Deadly Dragons”, p.15, Hachette UK

“This is the simple discovery which we must confront. We were given a place in the creation, with a beauty beyond telling, and we have failed to care for it. And as our collective contempt for the non-human world has intensified, so has our contempt for each other. We have failed to care for each other.”

“If you give me wings I will soar for you Even if this whole land Sinks down to the water If you give me a sword I will fight for you Even if this whole sky Shoots through with your light”

“To be haunted is to glimpse a truth that might best be hidden.”

Source : James Herbert (2011). “Haunted”, p.11, Pan Macmillan

“Reaper of enemies; strong of grip; One kind with his fathers.”

Source : Taliesin, “Elegy For Owain”

“We vote - if the public votes 50 percent, we vote 70 percent. So we have a bigger impact with our numbers, and the organization and the manpower we can bring to a race.”

“I love all types of music. Jazz, classical, blues, rock, hip-hop. I often write scripts to instrumentals like a hip-hop artist. Music inspires me to write. It's either music playing or completely silent. Sometimes distant sound fuels you. In New York there's always a buzzing beneath you.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“There is no dependence that can be sure but a dependence upon one's self.”