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- Wit is the sudden marriage of ideas which before their union were not perceived to have any relation. — Mark Twain
- Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- In the realm of ideas everything depends on enthusiasm... in the real world all rests on perseverance. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- I make a note, set it aside, and hope it makes sense when the time comes to look at it again. — Donald E. Westlake
- A friend of mine, now retired, was then a major exec at a major bank, and one of her jobs, the last four years, was the farewell interview. — Donald E. Westlake
- If you think of movie studio executives, say, as society, then I root for the independent producers. — Donald E. Westlake