"The art of writing fiction is to sail as dangerously close to the truth as possible without sinking the ship"

-- Kinky Friedman

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“I always wanted to play a Greek god in something.”
“Strength isn't about bearing a cross of grief or shame. Strength comes from choosing your own path, and living with the consequences.”

Source : Jennifer Armintrout (2008). “Blood Ties Bundle: Blood Ties Book One: The Turning\Blood Ties Book Two: Possession\Blood Ties Book Three: Ashes to Ashes\Blood Ties Book Four: All Souls' Night”, p.379, MIRA
“The trouble with plays these days is that they're too easy to understand.”
“I thought the best thing to do would be nothing, and in that way things couldnâ€™t get any worse.”

Source : Peter Cameron (2009). “Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel”, p.102, Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
“The immigration thing has to be brought to a head, and I feel that the best way to do that is endorse the worst, in the sense of he is a racist and he knows what I'm talking about.”
“Yes, and I also like jumping out of tall buildings.”
“It is more honorable to be raised to a throne than to be born to one. Fortune bestows the one, merit obtains the other.”

Source : "Madalyn Aslan's Jupiter Signs: How to Improve Your Luck, Career, Health, Finances, Appearance, and Relationships Through the New Astrology". Book by Madalyn Aslan, 2003.
“Hullie's a lot like a garbage can. You step on the pedal with your foot and the top opens up.”

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