Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when its all over. – Octavia Butler
In fact, in many ways my mother was quite hippy-dippy, serving macrobiotic food and reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. – Kristin Scott Thomas
I dont think the relationship between novels and realities are one to one. Of course novels play different roles. Its essentially just a long narrative form. What you use that long narrative form for can be very different. – Margaret Atwood
The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other. – Honore de Balzac
