"Why do you dwell on things that don't matter when there are so many things that do?"

-- Dennis Sharp

“I don't think about tennis 24/7. I enjoy time on the lake at my Florida home and just being lazy on the sofa.”
“Nothing is more vain than to seek to unite men by a philosophic minimum.”
“In exposition and in argument, the writer must likewise never lose his hold upon the concrete; and even when he is dealing with general principles, he must furnish particular instances of their application.”

Source : William Strunk, Jr. (1972). “The Elements of Style”
“Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call. Wanted to sail upon your waters, since I was three feet tall. You've seen it all, you've seen it all. Watched the men who rode you, switch from sails to steam. In your belly, you hold the treasure that few have ever seen, most of them dreams, most of them dreams.”
“The word processor is a better tool than a quill pen because you can do so much more with it, but on the other hand, what you have to say and how you say it is the ultimate determination.”
“Almost all novels are improved by cutting from the top. On their first pages, authors parade those favourite effects which disgust the impartial reader.”
“A revolution is an idea which has found its bayonets.”
“I will continue to help the political causes I believe in in any way I can.”

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