Rota Fortuna Quotes & Sayings

The way God has been thought of for thousands of years is no longer convincing; if anything is dead, it can only be the traditional thought of God. — Hannah Arendt

Like a painter, a filmmaker should change their format, their support, despite their career they shouldn't be stuck in a system that is stuck in the past. — Marion Vernoux

A novel usually takes me two years. A year to research and plan and dream. Then a year to write. — Rose Tremain

I wasn't a child star, so hopefully I can keep my head on straight. — Ellar Coltrane

[Lord Horror] was so unique and radical, I expected to go to prison for it. I always thought that if you wrote a truly dangerous book -- something dangerous would happen to you. Which is one reason there are so few really dangerous books around. Publishers play at promoting dangerous books, whether they're Serpent's Tail or Penguin. All you get is a book vetted by committee, never anything radically imaginative or offensive that will take your fucking head off. Ironically, I think it would do other authors a power of good if they had to account for their books by going to prison -- there are far too many bad books being published! — David Britton

I've sort of been an anthropologist of modern America, in a non-academic way. Whether it's Marines or Tupperware salesladies, high end audiophiles or bike couriers, I'm fascinated by the hallmarks of the American tribe. — Hampton Sides

I think going into 'New Moon,' I knew the characters better. I knew the world better and I knew the actors who would be playing these roles. I had a sense of their rhythms and tones. 'Twilight' I was writing in a vacuum. We hadn't cast it yet. — Melissa Rosenberg

To some extent, it doesn't matter who we are or where we came from - what kind of family brought us into this world,' Josie said softly. 'We become who we were meant to be, and all those other influences fall away. — Sharon Shinn

Christians can grow in the grace of Christ, with knowledge of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

The FBI had finally wised up and put Charley Davidson on the task of bringing a killer to justice. Because that's what Charley did. Brought killers to justice. She also found lost dogs, exposed cheating spouses, and tracked down the occasional skip. And she rarely referred to herself in the third person. — Darynda Jones

Conscience: that quiet voice which whispers that someone is watching. — Julian Tuwim