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“Bring something incomprehensible into the world!”
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“A creator is not in advance of his generation but he is the first of his contemporaries to be conscious of what is happening to his generation.”
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“We may as well face the fact, and face it squarely, that we are too much governed. The agencies of government have multiplied, their ramifications extended, their powers enlarged, and their sphere widened, until the whole system is top-heavy. We are drifting into dangerous and insidious paternalism, submerging the self-reliance of the citizen, and weakening the responsibility and stifling the initiative of the individual. We suffer not from too little legislation but from too much. We need fewer enactments and more repeals.”
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“In my perfect world order, it is cold all the time. Everyone wears sweaters and drinks coffee. People don't speak to each other; they read the newspaper. There is no loud music, and cats are in charge.”
Source : Michael Showalter (2011). “Mr. Funny Pants”, p.117, Hachette UK
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“Transparency and detail are everything in science.”
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“It's a scary thing going into the workforce with a $50,000 debt and you've been trained as a classical theatre actor. There's always a depression in the theatre.”
Source : "'I'd love to play a psycho killer'". Interview with Michael Ellison, www.theguardian.com. January 26, 2001. 
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“We meant to temporarily disable her," Ian said. "Just a drop. But Natalie slipped during air turbulence. Before we could warn your nose-ringed nanny, she drenched us. Luckily, she allowed us to retrieve the antidote from our carry-on." "That's kindness," Amy said. "I made them agree to give me all their cash," Nellie explained. "That's bribery," Natalie grumbled.”
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“Democracy, Republic: What do these words signify? What have they changed in the world? Have men become better, more loyal, kinder? Are the people happier? All goes on as before, as always. Illusions, illusions”
Source : Interview with Oriana Fallaci in "The Chicago Tribune", June 24, 1973.
