"The truth. The dead want nothing else. It is the only thing that they require."

-- Anne Enright

“The writer's first affinity is not to a loyalty, a tradition, a morality, a religion, but to life itself, and to its representation in language.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jayne Anne Phillips from Oct 12, 2012
“Are you the sum total of your worst acts?”
“Art, art of any kind, shows that folks are trying.”

Source : Walter Kirn (2006). “Mission to America”, p.70, Anchor
“After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”

Source : Democratic National Convention Keynote Address, delivered 19 July 1988, Atlanta GA
“I was cast in 'Thor' and I'm cast as a Nordic god. If you know anything about the Nords, they don't look like me but there you go. I think that's a sign of the times for the future. I think we will see multi-level casting. I think we will see that, and I think that's good.”
“I raise a glass, to make a toast wishing everything good for you, so happy birthday for today and health and happiness too.”
“Many a maiden, With white feet dancing light as air, Made happy music through the gloom.”
“Since writing JAWS, I've been lucky enough to do close to forty television shows about wildlife in the oceans, and yes, I have been attacked by sea creatures once in a while.”

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