"Beauty scatters the seeds of hope in us."

-- Joan D. Chittister

“It was a wonderful time to be young. The 1960s didn't end until about 1976. We all believed in Make Love Not War - we were idealistic innocents, darling, despite the drugs and sex. We were sweet lovely people who wanted to throw out all the staid institutions who placed money and wars above all else. When you're young you think that's how life works. None of us were famous, we were broke. We didn't think they'd be writing books about us in 30 years. We were just kids doing the right thing.”

Source : “No kidding” by Chris Roberts, www.theguardian.com. April 8, 2005.
“I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.”

Source : "The Exchange: Daniel Alarcón" by Thessaly La Force, www.newyorker.com. May 5, 2009.
“Inhale and hold the evening in your lungs.”

Source : Sebastian Faulks (2007). “Engleby: A Novel”, Doubleday Books
“If we pick recognition over influence we'll be known for all the wrong stuff.”
“Enjoy thy stream, O harmless fish; And when an angler for his dish, Through gluttony's vile sin, Attempts, the wretch, to pull thee out, God give thee strength, O gentle trout, To pull the rascal in!”
“I did have a dog for a few years when I was little, but then just really had cats until I was about 21.”
“It's funny because I'm a sucker for glitz and glitter when it comes to clothes and nail polish, but with my makeup, I'm more comfortable with a natural look. It feels more like me.”
“The purpose of arts education is not to produce more artists, though that is a byproduct. The real purpose of arts education is to create complete human beings capable of leading successful and productive lives in a free society.”

Source : Commencement speech, Stanford University, June 17, 2007.

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