"It's difficult to write a really good short story because it must be a complete and finished reflection of life with only a few words to use as tools. There isn't time for bad writing in a short story."

“Nothing is easier than self-deceit.”

Source : Demosthenes (2015). “Complete Works of Demosthenes (Delphi Classics)”, p.73, Delphi Classics

“it's dreadful when two people's senses of humor are antagonistic. I don't believe there's any bridging that gulf!”

“A good example of how it must have been is today's world of conducting, which is still utterly dominated by men, and the prejudice the few female conductors have to battle even today is astounding.”

“I read only to please myself, and enjoy only what suits my taste.”

“Oh, Randall, don't be such a vile beast!" "I don't think much of that",he said critically. "Amiable snake was much better.”

Source : Georgette Heyer (2010). “Behold, Here's Poison”, p.291, Random House

“Being on a television series is sort of life-altering on every level.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

“It is easy to imagine fantasy as physical and myth as real. We do it almost every moment. We do this as we dream, as we think, and as we cope with the world about us. But these worlds of fantasy that we form into the solid things around us are the source of our discontent. They inspire our search to find ourselves.”

“Capitalism is a great idea in theory, but in practice it just doesn't work.”

Source : "The News Quiz", BBC Radio 4, November 2008.