I had been a reporter for 15 years when I set out to write my first novel. I knew how to research an article or profile a subject – skills that I assumed would be useless when it came to fiction. It was from my imagination that the characters in my story would emerge. – Amy Waldman
If they want to talk about aliens and anything like that… thats part of the gift God gave us. Thats what makes life exciting. Were pretty stuck, you know. What gives flight to our life is our imagination. – Michael Moriarty
I believe in using words, not fists. I believe in my outrage knowing people are living in boxes on the street. I believe in honesty. I believe in a good time. I believe in good food. I believe in sex. – Bertrand Russell
It becomes more necessary to see the truth as it is if you realize that the only vehicle for change are these people who have lost their personality. – Steven Biko