"I shall never be as old as I was between 20 and 30."

-- V. S. Pritchett

“The question is very understandable, but no one has found a satisfactory answer to it so far. Yes, why do they make still more gigantic planes, still heavier bombs and, at the same time, prefabricated houses for reconstruction? Why should millions be spent daily on the war and yet there's not a penny available for medical services, artists, or for poor people? Why do some people have to starve, while there are surpluses rotting in other parts of the world? Oh, why are people so crazy?”
“The truth is usually left for us to hunt and gather independently, if we are so inclined.”

Source : Jessica Buchanan, Hannah Luce, Katherine Preston, Reyna Grande, Shirley MacLaine (2013). “The Lives of Others: Discover the Hidden Lives of Some of Our Favorite Atria Authors”, p.73, Simon and Schuster
“A painting has its own existence and reality, and I make changes freely to meet the painting's needs. This sometimes takes me in another direction.”
“Sigmund Freud was a novelist with a scientific background. He just didn't know he was a novelist. All those damn psychiatrists after him, they didn't know he was a novelist either.”
“Do not trust the person of spite; though you have loved and tamed them, the snake will bite.”
“The word 'barren' tells you everything you need to know. The word 'spinster' tells you everything you need to know about our attitude of women who choose not to marry. ... Imagine if you saw George Clooney on the cover of a magazine every week with: 'Is George broody? Is George gonna adopt a baby? When is George gonna have another kid?' It would just seem weird. We'd seem demented, yet it's totally valid for women.”
“Remember this-I'm going to bring a championship to Miami. I promise.”
“If you won't believe in yourself, who will?”

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