"Not that we were above a cheap laugh. But it was always an in-character cheap laugh."

-Joss Whedon, on Angel

"You remember the fairy stories you were told when you were very small--'once upon a time . . .' Why do you think they always began like that ( Read more... )

"Digital readers are not a replacement for a print book; they are a replacement for a stack of print books." --Ron Hawkins, vice president for portable reader systems at Sony

The full article is here in today's New York Times. It's funny that after talking about paper books for the last couple of days that this showed up in my inbox this morning ( Read more... )

"I am the literary equivalent of a Big Mac and Fries."

-Stephen King

"If it doesn't work out, I've still got the ice cream van."

-Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, on his desire to continue acting after the series is completed

"I don't need your honesty, that's for my friends. With strangers, I'm more looking for class and manners."

-Nathan Fillion, in a recent blog entry.

"George Raft, an old movie star, thought if he played in a movie where his character died, he wouldn’t get paid in the end. Me? I’m pretty sure if I TELL what I’m working on, I won’t get paid at the end!"

-Kit Reed (on her refusal to ever talk about her next project, SFF World, May 24, 2006)

My family pleaded with me to forget literature and do something sensible, such as find some sort of useful work.
-Lloyd Alexander, 1924-2007

The most I can say to honor Mr. Alexander is that I'm so very glad he didn't listen to his family!

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