"Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again."

“For me, religious festivals and celebrations have become an important way to teach my children about how we can transform living with diversity from the superficial 'I eat ethnic food', to something dignified, mutually respectful and worthwhile.”

“I've always enjoyed writing, I graduated with a degree in English; I've done bits of journalism”

Source : "Interview: Michael York actor". www.askmen.com.

“Three things never anger or you'll not live for long; A wolf with cubs, A man with power, And a woman's sense of wrong.”

“I had proof that I had five senses, that I knew how to get myself to function! And then I lost my childhood...”

“Mostly, you become a writer not because you want to get rich or famous, but because you have to write; because there is something inside that must come out.”

Source : Gene Weingarten (2010). “The Fiddler in the Subway: The Story of the World-Class Violinist Who Played for Handouts. . . And Other Virtuoso Performances by America's Foremost Feature Writer”, p.55, Simon and Schuster

“Tis ever thus when favours are denied; All had been granted but the thing we beg: And still some great unlikely substitute-- Your life, your soul, your all of earthly good-- Is proffer'd, in the room of one small boon.”

“Getting angry doesn't solve anything.”

“You're never gonna find the perfect politician.”