"Fiction is such a world of freedom, it’s wonderful. If you want someone to fly, they can fly." ― Alice Walker Topic(s): Freedom More From Alice Walker "The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men." "Life is better than death, I believe, if only because it is less boring, and because it has fresh peaches in it." "I’m not convinced that women have the education or the sense of their own history enough or that they understand the cruelty of which men are capable and the delight that many men will take in seeing you choose to chain yourself – then they get to say ‘See, you did it yourself.’" More In Freedom "People are craving this great progress in electronics, going after computers, the Internet, etc. It’s a giant progress technologically. But they must have a balance of soul, a balance for human beauty. That means art has an important role."― Mstislav Rostropovich "Comedy is not funny. Comedy is hard work and timing and lots and lots of rehearsals."― Larry Hagman "As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off our responsibility upon the shoulders of God or nature. We must shoulder it ourselves. It is our responsibility."― Arnold J. Toynbee