"I started with [Leo] Tolstoy and I was overwhelmed. Tolstoy writes like an ocean, in huge, rolling waves, and it doesn't look like it was processed through his thinking. It feels very natural. You don't question whether Tolstoy's right or wrong. His philosophy is housed in interrelating characters, so it's not up for grabs."

-- Mel Brooks

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“Every woman must own her story; otherwise we are all part of the silence.”
“To do right is wonderful. To teach others to do right is even more wonderful--and much easier.”
“According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could leave deeper scars than almost anything else.”
“The thing that got me over the hump was accepting that I had to do whatever I could to stay in the game”
“Faith will not be restored in the West because people believe it to be useful. It will return only when they find that it is true.”
“In my experience, the public will forgive mistakes, provided they are acknowledged promptly and a remedial course of action is articulated. Lawyers often get in the way of this, which is a subject I cover in my book: how to deal with obstructionist lawyers in a crisis.”
“I think it was my study of history that convinced me that the Democratic Party was more on the side of the average American.”
“It's always the negative things that seep through into your consciousness. Most of the positive things just roll off real fast. I just try not to pay attention to it, because I've never read anything about my band that's accurate.”

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