"Most of us do not 'sculpt' our lives. We accept what comes our way, then we gripe about it."

“The reason to have a home is to keep certain people in and everyone else out.”

Source : Jenny Offill (2014). “Dept. of Speculation”, p.18, Vintage

“The man who has no problems is out of the game.”

“I don't do chat-up lines. Girls often tell me I'm cheeky. Being cheeky seems to work OK for me.”

Source : "Jermain Defoe: 'I give my looks 11 out of 10. I don't need improving'". Interview with Mirror.co.uk, www.mirror.co.uk. June 6, 2010.

“...if you're afraid to change something it is clearly poorly designed.”

Source : "Evolutionary Design: A Conversation with Martin Fowler, Part III". Interview with Bill Venners, www.artima.com. November 18, 2002.

“Will screw them hard, fast, and in an elegant manner.”

“Basically, I'm a shy human being. Very introverted.”

“Nothing lasts forever, so what makes love the exception.”

“Faith has need of the whole truth.”