Friends, show me a man who hates himself, and I'll show you a man who hates his neighbors … - Mary Ann Shaffer

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I'm always looking for a chance to play somebody who's completely opposite of me, just because I find it more interesting.

Mary Ann Shaffer

Friends, show me a man who hates himself, and I'll show you a man who hates his neighbors more! He'd have to--you'd not grant anyone else something you can't have for yourself--no love, no kindness, no respect!

Friends, Hate, Kindness, Men, Neighbors

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But you want to know about the influence of books on my life, and as I've said, there was only one. Seneca. . . Maybe that sounds dull, but the letters aren't - they're witty. I think you learn more if you're laughing at the same time.

Book, Books, Learn, Seneca, Thinking, Witty

I hope, too, that my book will illuminate my belief that love of art - be it poetry, storytelling, painting, sculpture, or music - enables people to transcend any barrier man has yet devised.

Art, Book, Man, Men, People

When I got up this morning the sea was full of sun pennies - and now it all seems to be covered in lemon scrim. Writers ought to live far inland or next to the city dump, if they are ever to get any work one. Or perhaps they need to be stronger-minded than I am.

Dump, Full, Morning, Pennies, Sea, Writing

Do you arrange your books alphabetically? (I hope not. )

Alphabetically, Arrange, Book, Books, Hope

What on earth did you say to Isola? She stopped in on her way to pick up Pride and Prejudice and to berate me for never telling her about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Why hadn't she known there were better love stories around? Stories not riddled with ill-adjusted men, anguish, death and graveyards!

Isola, Men, Prejudice, Pride, Stopped, Stories

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I'm always looking for a chance to play somebody who's completely opposite of me, just because I find it more interesting.

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In my eighties, my best friends are in their fifties, and I have many friends at university. It keeps one young, and up with the vocabulary. That's terribly important, especially for a writer.

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My family's story isn't special. What's special is the America that makes our story possible. Ours is a nation like no other, a place where great journeys can be made in a single generation. No matter who you are or where you come from, the path is always forward.

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