"Our lawyers had their chat with the Supreme Court Justice, and promised to repast the chat to other members of the Supreme Court to find out whether they wanted to hear us out."

-- Dashiell Hammett

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“It's so funny how my name has always been such a big deal. When I was growing up, my family was always moving. I had to meet new people all the time. And they'd laugh.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Lots of white people think black people are stupid. They are stupid themselves for thinking so, but regulation will not make them smarter.”

Source : Stephen L. Carter (1991). “Reflections of an affirmative action baby”, Basic Books
“For the first few years of my life my mom used to cut my hair so there were a lot of bowl-cut hair styles”
“The American dream? We don't have a dream in Britain because we're bloody awake!”
“I always put clothes and family photos under the mattress, in case the house burns down.”
“Be humble in this life, that God may raise you up in the next. Be truly moderate and do not punish or condemn anyone immoderately. Be gentle so that you may never oppose justice. Be honorable so that you may never voluntarily bring disgrace upon anyone. Be chaste so that you may avoid all the foulness of lust like the pangs of death.”
“What I like about narrative in general is when there is some incongruity between the form and content. Let's say, mixing up the gothic with a coming-of-age narrative. Telling a love story that's also a monster story. Mixing up superhero tropes with your monster tropes. I like category confusion.”
“I know my name will always be linked with women.”

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