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" If you write a lovely story about India, you’re criticized for selling an exotic version of India. And if you write critically about India, you’re seen as portraying it in a negative light – it also seems to be a popular way to present India, sort of mangoes and beggars. " - Kiran Desai

" Without meaning to sound crass, I’ve never had any psychological… help. It’s because I feel my work is so revealing about who I am and what I am trying to understand about myself. It’s a therapeutic process. " - Robert Lepage

" All Americans knew was ‘The Joy Luck Club’ and children of dry cleaners trying to assimilate. The Asia that I was seeing was a world of people who are incredibly sophisticated, and I wanted to represent that side. " - Kevin Kwan

" What people ask for has nothing to do with the value of a property. You might see a listing for $300,000 and think you should make a $250,000 bid. But hyper-focus on what the house is worth. You should know what the house is worth by looking at comparable properties. Base your bid on that. " - Barbara Corcoran

" I’m a big fan of outlining. Here’s the theory: If I outline, then I can see the mistakes I’m liable to make. They come out more clearly in the outline than they do in the pages. " - Cynthia Voigt

" There’s something that happens with the collection of a large amount of data when it’s dumped into an Excel spreadsheet or put into a pie chart. You run the risk of completely missing what it’s about. " - Aaron Koblin

" Something that always fascinated me was the psychology and the psychology differences between men and women and how we relate to one another. " - Karrine Steffans

" Even though I’m laughing all the time, I’m watching all the time. I was observant and I got to learn people easy like that. So, I learn people good. " - Fivio Foreign

" Hindsight is always twenty-twenty. " - Billy Wilder

" Yes, but with the Cube there are many flashes, there are many aha’s. " - Erno Rubik