#vie

The Concord public library committee deserve well of the public by their action in banishing Mark Twain’s new book, Huckleberry Finn, on the ground that it is trashy and vicious. It is time that this influential pseudonym should cease to carry into homes and libraries unworthy productions… The advertising samples of this book, which have disfigured the Century magazine, are enough to tell any reader how offensive the whole thing must be. They are no better in tone than the dime novels which flood the blood-and-thunder reading population… his literary skill is, of course, superior, but their moral level is low, and their perusal cannot be anything less than harmful ↗

— The New York Times

#home

I was powerless over my childhood but the coping strategies that I developed, to survive, all of which were creative and brilliant and got me through, as an adult those became my defects of character. Those became my shortcomings, control and all that kind of stuff... and that's my responsibility. I was a blameless child in what happened in the home; I take responsibility for my behaviors as an adult. ↗

— Ashley Judd

#thehour #home

Harry and Hermione are very platonic friends. But I won't answer for anyone else, nudge-nudge wink-wink! ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#interview #nudge #platonic #radio #wink

If you fail to report within the next 12 hours. you will be terminated. If you attack any humans, you will be terminated. If you attempt to remove the tracking device, you will be terminated. We look forward to working with you. ↗

— Kiersten White

#evie #humor #humor

If you're going to make a science fiction movie, then have a hover craft chase, for God's sake. ↗

— Joss Whedon

#science-fiction-movie #humor

Your hair is still wet! ↗

— Justin Bieber

#interview #humor

(When asked: But you have a very open relationship with your fans.) Yes. We have an open relationship. Obviously they can see other authors if they want, and I can see other readers. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#humor #interview #relationship #humor

She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#classic-insult #drama-critic #humor #katharine-hepburn #humor

Yo soy carne muerta. Translation: I am dead meat. ↗

— Kiersten White

#evie #humor #humor

Reth looked exasperated. “When is something ever not wrong in your life?” I frowned. “That’s my line. ↗

— Kiersten White

#reth #life