"What other grown-up gets told how to do their job so often as a writer?"

-- Rachel Cusk

“If I begin my book with a review of the coup, it is only to show that my abiding interests for Australia did not end with it. They shall end only with a long and fortunate life.”

Source : "Abiding Interests". Book by Gough Whitlam (Foreword), 1997.
“What can my enemies do to me? My paradise is in my heart, it is with me wherever I go. To imprison me is to provide me with seclusion. To send me into exile is to send me away in the Path of Allah. And to kill me is to make me a martyr.”
“I don't think I should have been married... to anybody.”
“Different brands are indeed different, and that's the challenge of developing recipes for a cooker. But just like anything, you have to be flexible.”
“If I were to limit myself to the opportunities that were presented playing only Chinese-American parts, I would be virtually without a career.”
“This is the first time I've been in a WTA final so it's really great to make it here in Auckland. I'm so tired I can't stand on my feet any more. Today the key was to run and run and finally I put a lot of pressure on her and she started to miss on the big points.”
“Musical shows are really popular because there are lots of talented kids out there that can sing and dance.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A lot of my buddies also played golf, but when it came to going to the beach or on the boat and chasing girls, they usually went that way and I went to the golf course.”

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