"... education fails in so far as it does not stir in students a sharp awareness of their obligations to society and furnish at least a few guideposts pointing toward the implementation of these obligations."

“The early days of any relationship are punctuated with a series of firsts - first sight, first words, first laugh, first kiss, first nudity, etc., with these shared landmarks becoming more widely spaced and innocuous as days turn to years, until eventually you're left with first visit to a National Trust property or some such.”

“I've loved all forms of animation.”

Source : "Interview: ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ star Ming-Na Wen talks stunts, The Whedonverse and punctuation". Interview with Daniel Fienberg, uproxx.com. September 24, 2013.

“Man is at the nadir of his stregth when the Earth, the seas, the mountains are not in him, for without them his soul is unsourced, and he has no images by which to abide.”

“During 'Chicago Hope,' I never let directors talk to me, because I was so spoiled. I started off with people like Milos Forman, Sidney Lumet, James Lapine, unbelievably gifted people. So there I was, saying, 'Don't talk to me, I don't want your opinion.' I behaved abominably.”

“No regrets, none at all. My only regret is that we went out on penalties. That's my only regret but no, no regrets.”

“Look, I'm not a perfect person. I have my warts. I sometimes say things that get me in trouble. I wear suits that are cheap. But I say what I think and I believe what I say, and I'm willing to say things that are not popular but ordinary people know are right.”

“My dad calls me 'Mac' a lot, from 'Mike Tyson's Punch Out' - Little Mac is the main character. I was obsessed. I can still beat Mike Tyson on 'Punch Out.'”

“They'd branded me like some kind of animal. Lower than an animal. A number.”

Source : Samantha Shannon (2013). “The Bone Season”, p.108, A&C Black