"To speak technically photography is the art of writing with light. But if I want to think about it more philosophically , I can say that photography is the art of writing with time."

“Any time you sincerely want to make a change, the first thing you must do is to raise your standards.”

“The greatest derangement of the mind is to believe in something because one wishes it to be so.”

“There is extraordinary similarities between the Midwest in America and Europe in that there is this sense of vast, open sky and loneliness and cold.”

“Atomism had no absolute 'above' and 'below' and no such rulers, so favoured the undersranding of justice as an agreement amongst equals.”

“I never did write a biography, and I don't exactly know how to set about it; you see I have to be accurate and keep to the facts, a most difficult thing for a writer of fiction.”

Source : Elizabeth Gaskell (2009). “The Life of Charlotte Brontë”, p.10, OUP Oxford

“If you have a choice between extra makeup or extra weapons always take the weapons. Just the fact that you're debating between those two choices proves that you're going to need the weapons more.”

“Even the most powerful woman needs a place to unwind.”

“We live in a church culture that has a dangerous tendency to disconnect the grace of God from the glory of God. Our hearts resonate with the idea of enjoying God's grace. We bask in sermons, conferences, and books that exalt a grace centering on us. And while the wonder of grace is worthy of our attention, if that grace is disconnected from its purpose, the sad result is a self-centered Christianity that bypasses the heart of God.”