"Fear and hope are alike underneath."

-- Richard Ford

“Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren't too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I've never written a good line.”
“When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow.”
“I realized that part of that anger was because I didn't know who I was and where I came from. I didn't know my history.”
“When you are engaged in both trying to kill and capture the enemy and get support from the local population, you have to be always asking yourself, "Is what I'm doing keeping that balance?"”
“I feel the art world in New York has a stronger following than Britain. If you go to a New York art district on a Saturday morning, it will be so busy with families and openings - art is much more ingrained in the culture.”

Source : "When Sam Taylor-Wood met Yoko Ono". Interview With Kate Kellaway, www.theguardian.com. June 16, 2012.
“You're a disease. And I'm the cure.”
“Gods are what people worship. Men are what die.”

Source : Alaya Dawn Johnson (2013). “The Summer Prince”, p.137, Scholastic Inc.
“Tell your boss what you really think about him and the truth shall set you free.”

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