"I will use big words from time to time, the meanings of which I may only vaguely perceive, in hopes such cupidity will send you scampering to your dictionary: I will call such behavior 'public service'."

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Source : Harlan Ellison (1989). “Harlan Ellison's watching”

Harlan Ellison

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“The gods and their tranquil abodes appear, which no winds disturb, nor clouds bedew with showers, nor does the white snow, hardened by frost, annoy them; the heaven, always pure, is without clouds, and smiles with pleasant light diffused. [Lat., Apparet divom numen, sedesque quietae; Quas neque concutiunt ventei, nec nubila nimbeis. Aspergunt, neque nex acri concreta pruina Cana cadens violat; semper sine nubibus aether Integer, et large diffuso lumine ridet.]”
“Just think how many books I could've sold if Harry had been a bit more creative with his wand." -[On the success of 50 Shades of Grey]”
“It's been crazy trying to tour with a baby. But it's actually working out okay.”

Source : "Caroline Corr of The Corrs". Interview with Billy Amendola, www.moderndrummer.com.
“[On speaking of family secrets:] I don't know how you heal a wound and not let it get some air.”
“We should listen to the voice of conscience. It does not take nearly as much courage as one might think to admit to our mistakes and learn from them. Human beings are in this world to learn and to change themselves in learning.”

Source : Traudl Junge (2012). “Until the Final Hour: Hitler's Last Secretary”, p.6, Hachette UK
“And over the course of the last six years, as I've directed more features and commercials, I've become better at articulating exactly how I want the audience to feel.”
“There are various names for this 'Spirit of Life' because there are various life experiences.”
“Many claim I am a photographer of tragedy. In the greater sense I am not, for though I often photograph where the tragic emotion is present, the result is almost invariably affirmative.”

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