"I don't know who said that novelists read the novels of others only to figure out how they are written. I believe it's true. We aren't satisfied with the secrets exposed on the surface of the page: we turn the book around to find the seams."

-- Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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“You know, heroes are ordinary people that have achieved extraordinary things in life.”
“I want to find material that piques my interest, keeps me outside the box and challenges me.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“It cannot be emphasized too strongly that Christianity has a vested interest in human misery. Christianity, perhaps more than any religion before or since, capitalized on human suffering; and it was enormously successful in insuring its own existence through the perpetuation of human suffering.”
“A vegetarian driving a Hummer emits less carbon than a meat eater on a bicycle.”
“Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.”
“The only difference between an artist and a lunatic is, perhaps, that the artist has the restraint or courtesy to conceal the intensity of his obsession from all except those similarly afflicted.”
“This is not my fault! Any ideas?â€ â€œYou don't have a white flag, do you?”
“It is necessary to prepare and to plan so that we donâ€™t fritter away our lives. Without a goal, there can be no real success. One of the best definitions of success I have ever heard goes something like this: success is the progressive realization of a worthy ideal. Someone has said the trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never cross the goal line.”

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