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- Only two things you ignore: things that aren't important and things you wish weren't important, and wishing never works.
- David Shore, House M.D., Not Cancer, 2008
- It's noble to want to confess, but if the results are just damage and pain, that's not noble. It's selfish.
- Carol Green, House M.D., Adverse Events, 2008
- A man who thinks he has a higher purpose can do terrible things, even to those he professes to love.
- Denise Mina, Hellblazer: Empathy is the Enemy, 2006
- Famous I don't know about. It's hard to be famous and alive. I just want to play music every day and hear someone say, 'Thanks, that was great, here's some money, same time tomorrow, okay?'
- Terry Pratchett, Soul Music, page 151
- A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.
- May Sarton
- Having been here before and lost, to be here and win, I've got to tell you, winning is really a lot better than losing. Really a lot better.
- Kate Winslet, Oscar Acceptance Speech, 02-22-09
- Even writers need relief from words.
- Sarah Vowell, O Magazine, March 2009
- There comes a point in life when you realize everything you know about yourself, it's all just conditioning. It's the rare man who truly know who he is.
- Brian Buckner, True Blood, Plaisir d'amour, 2008
- Interestingly, from an identity standpoint, what does it mean to have a disability? Pamela Anderson has more prosthetic in her body than I do and nobody calls her disabled.
- Aimee Mullins, Ted Conference, How My Legs Give Me Super-Powers, February 2009
- I didn't mind getting old when I was young. It's the being old now that's getting to me.
- John Scalzi, Old Man's War, 2005
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