"You manufacture beauty with your mind"

-- Augusten Burroughs

“Everyone wants to be financially secure, the problem is most people focus on "getting by" when they need to be focused on "getting rich."”
“As a conservative power, the United States has a vital interest in upholding and expanding the reign of law in international relations.”
“I didn't intentionally emplace the raw material needed for political/allegorical readings into any of the first drafts, but sooner or later I saw it coming, and I did intentionally not cut it from some of the final drafts. In other words, I'm not particularly interested in encouraging readers to read certain stories that way, but I want to make sure that route's accessible should anyone be so inclined.”
“It was quite a ride and very conflicting for me, too - to be nominated for an Oscar, to be straight and healthy, and to be getting all these accolades while these people around me were suffering and dying from AIDS.”
“I overthink a lot of things.”
“Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.”
“Throw me to the wolves and I shall return leading the pack.”
“This pouring thoughts out on paper has relieved me. I feel better and full of confidence and resolution.”

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