Quotes

Reality is the only word in the English language that should always be used in quotes. (Unknown)

A complete woman is probably not a very admirable creature. She is manipulative, uses other people to get her own way, and works within whatever system she is in. (Anita Brookner)

(Mankind) is not likely to salvage civilization unless he can evolve a system of good and evil which is independent of heaven and hell. (George Orwell)

'Beauty' is a currency system like the gold standard. Like any economy, it is determined by politics, and in the modern age in the West is is the last, best belief system that keeps male dominance intact. (Naomi Wolf)

...the safest course is to do nothing against ones conscience. With this secret, we can enjoy life and have no fear from death. (Voltaire)

A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel. (Chaim Potok)

A fan sent me a letter and a $10 bill. It's a short letter - all she said was, "Hey, since it's harder for you to go out these days without getting photographed, here $10 for a pizza." I was like, "Aww, she sent me money for a pizza so I could eat at home!" (Zac Efron)

A lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but one of my least favorite kinds of music, or the kind of music that I feel I've so got out of my system, is musicals music. (Guy Pearce)

A modern health and social care system has to be completely focussed on the needs of its users. (Patricia Hewitt)

All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy; for what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves; we must die to one life before we can enter another. (Anatole France)