"You need to laugh more. Life is filled with too many problems, to not laugh every day.... We need to have a sense of humor going into this because it's too tough without it."

“Fast Food Nation' was boring and aimed at yuppies, and yuppies don't eat fast food.”

“Gangsters live for the action. The closer to death, the nearer to the heated coil of the moment, the more alive they feel. Most would rather succumb to a barrage of bullets from a roomful of sworn enemies than to the debilitation of old age, dying the death of the feeble. A gangster becomes as addicted to the thrill of the battle and the potential to die in the midst of it as he does to he more attractive lures in his path. In his world, the potential for death exists every day. The better gangsters don't shy away from such a dreaded possibility but rather find comfort in its proximity.”

Source : Lorenzo Carcaterra (2002). “Gangster”, p.93, Ballantine Books

“I'm such a blonde. It just doesn't make sense for me to have dark hair.”

Source : "No drama-queen dreams for Jessica Simpson". www.today.com. August 1, 2005.

“Do unto yourself as your neighbors do unto themselves and look pleasant.”

“The first principle of ethical power is Purpose... It is the picture you have of yourself - the kind of person you want to be or the kind of life you want to lead.”

“If you want to see the consequences of ideas, write a story. If you want to see the consequences of belief, write a story in which somebody is acting on the ideas or beliefs that she has.”

“Are you crazy?" I said. "Crazy about you." "Patch!" "Don't worry, we've got time." "How do you know?" He staggered back a step, with his hand over his heart. "Your lack of faith hurts.”

Source : Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.538, Simon and Schuster

“Second freshness - that's what is nonsense! There is only one freshness - the first - and it is also the last. And if sturgeon is of the second freshness, that means it is simply rotten.”