Trust me, you know when you've got depression.
William Shawn: This book will change how people write.
William Paley: I'm with you today Ed, and I'm with you tomorrow.
Staff Sergeant William James: I'm too old for this shit.
Staff Sergeant William James: You'll get it, though. You'll get it.
William Somerset: David. If you kill him, he will win.
William Somerset: It's impressive to see a man feeding off his emotions.
The reality is that politicians, in terms of the amount of power they wield and the amount that they work, don't actually make that much money.
I've never chased money. It's always been about what I can do to motivate and inspire people.
I'm not a quitter. All my career, I went through a lot of physical adversity, injuries. It's in my nature to be a battler.
To repay evils with kindness is the religion I was taught to practise, and this will forever be my rule.
That is sad until one recalls how many bad books the world may yet be spared because of the busyness of writers.
There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.
We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English.
I did some sports. It was a bit frustrating. I wasn't the greatest sports person.
To desire and expect nothing for oneself and to have profound sympathy for others is genuine holiness.
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair.
Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.
If you suppress grief too much, it can well redouble.
It is only after one is in trouble that one realizes how little sympathy and kindness there are in the world.
The easiest way for readers to connect with characters and feel sympathy is to make the character entertaining, sympathetic and likeable.
