"If you once understand an author's character, the comprehension of his writings becomes easy."

“The nature of mind is that it loves everything once it loves itself, just as it opposes everything when it opposes itself.”

“Things aren't the way they are, they're the way you are”

“Whenever I see something that looks like it could be good - whether it's on vinyl, CD or cassette - if it's not too expensive, I'll take a chance.”

“I need you to do more than survive. As writers, as revolutionaries, tell the truth, your truth in your own way. Do not buy into their system of censorship, imagining that if you drop this character or hide that emotion, you can slide through their blockades. Do not eat your heart out in the hope of pleasing them.”

Source : Dorothy Allison (2013). “Skin: Talking about Sex, Class, and Literature”, p.142, Open Road Media

“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.”

Source : Kate DiCamillo (2009). “The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread”, p.81, Candlewick Press

“Friendship is to be purchased only by friendship. A man may have authority over others, but he can never have their hearts but by giving his own.”

“Don't allow your past or present condition to control you. It's just a process that you're going through to get you to the next level.”

Source : Twitter post from Nov 10, 2016

“The moment you say 'I know everything' is the end of your growth.”