"I had learned to have a perfect nausea for the theatre: the continual repetition of the same words and the same gestures, night after night, and the caprices, the way of looking at life, and the entire rigmarole disgusted me."

“...but when The Spirit speaks,—or beauty from the sky Descends into my being,—when I hear The storm-hymns of the mighty ocean roll, Or thunder sound,—the champion of the storm!— Then I feel envy for immortal words, The rush of living thought; oh! then I long To dash my feelings into deathless verse, That may administer to unborn time, And tell some lofty soul how I have lived A worshipper of Nature and of Thee!”

“When we neglect the artist in ourselves, there is a kind of mourning that goes on under the surface of our busy lives.”

Source : Pat Schneider (2003). “Writing Alone and with Others”, p.42, Oxford University Press

“If we had a better understanding of the ways we think about enemies, we might be able to think of more rational ways of settling conflict.”

“Mimicking the herd invites regression to the mean.”

“Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that.”

Source : "Dawn French opens her heart on the death of her mum and the challenges her family faced" by Alison Phillips, www.mirror.co.uk. October 30, 2012.

“But boys will be boys, even the ones who are only girls dressed up: That's one of the rules of the world.”

Source : Philip Reeve (2008). “Here Lies Arthur”

“Dogs are like kids. Cats are like roommates.”

Source : Oliver Gaspirtz (2014). “Pet Humor!”, p.54, Westhoff Publishing

“First. get clear on how you want to feel. Then, do stuff that makes you feel that way.”

Source : Danielle LaPorte (2012). “The Fire Starter Sessions: A Soulful + Practical Guide to Creating Success on Your Own Terms”, p.65, Harmony