"And for adults, the world of fantasy books returns to us the great words of power which, in order to be tamed, we have excised from our adult vocabularies. These words are the ***** of innocence, words which adults no longer use with other adults, and so we laugh at them and consign them to the nursery, fear masking as cynicism. These are the words that were forged in the earth, air, fire, and water of human existence, and the words are: Love. Hate. Good. Evil. Courage. Honor. Truth."

-- Jane Yolen

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“Every day there are small moments when we have a choice: will we take in more stuff, or just clear our minds out for a bit?”
“Now that I can edit the whole thing on AVID and edit the whole thing on tape, maybe I will do the next digitally, because maybe the quality will become less obvious between tape and film.”

Source : "Michael Apted Goes from “7 Up” to 007". Interview with Anthony Kaufman, www.indiewire.com. November 18, 1999.
“The crowds at Flushing Meadow are about as impartial as a Nuremberg Rally.”
“Through lack of education, we're not teaching kids to read and write. So there is the danger that you raise up a generation of morons.”
“Knighthood lies above eternity; it doesnâ€™t live off fame, but rather deeds.”

Source : "The Sun Watches the Sun". Book by Dejan Stojanovic, "Eternity and Eternity" (p. 32), 1999.
“If the grape is made of wine, then perhaps we are the words that tell who we are”
“Old age ain't for sissies”
“Whether your life is happy or not is your own choice. Many people think I can't live a normal life because I don't have arms or legs. I could choose to believe that and give up trying. I could stay at home and wait for others to take care of me. Instead, I choose to believe that I can do anything, and I always try to do things my own way. I choose to be happy. I am happy because I am always thankful.”

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