"I always found myself more drawn to each religious milieu than I would have anticipated, but in time, a ghoulish threat of being absorbed in alien territory always sent me retreating to the blander and safer ground of home."

“Supergirl is such an iconic brand, and for me to be able to be the new face of it is extremely exciting.”

Source : "Nastia Liukin's New Fashion Line is Gold Medal Worthy!". www.seventeen.com. July 23, 2010.

“And, well, that's my story," I said. "I'm sorry that it's so, you know. Retarded.”

Source : David Wong (2011). “John Dies at the End”, p.515, Titan Books

“Advent: the time to listen for footsteps - you can't hear footsteps when you're running yourself.”

“I think it's important to also realize that this isn't a case of Apple being asked to simply flip a switch or, you know, plug in a wire from one place to another. They're being asked to write new software that doesn't exist. They purposefully did not create this kind of backdoor.”

Source : "Congress Should Decide Encryption Issue, Sen. Angus King Says". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. February 19, 2016.

“Writing is a form of personal freedom. It frees us from the mass identity we see in the making all around us.”

“One should never create tension between one's footwear.”

“Love is the great conqueror of lust.”

“The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.”