"I like art that trusts its audience, that's written for readers who like to work hard. I like art that knows its readers are up to the challenge of interacting with difficult material."

“If you have a body, you are an athlete!”

“Old Dan must have known he was dying. Just before he drew his last breath, he opened his eyes and looked at me. Then with one last sigh, and a feeble thump of his tail, his friendly gray eyes closed forever.”

“And she was terribly aware that she was alive. Not just living and breathing, but ...alive.”

Source : Mary Balogh (2006). “Simply Love”, p.82, Delacorte Press

“I'm a home cook and love to read about food, but I'm not trained as a chef. I'm just really into cooking and passionate about it.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“If we are truly created equal then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well”

“Talent like Michael's is rare. I feel so privileged to have known him and so look forward to honouring his memory in what is going to be the biggest and only tribute to this great showman.”

“I want to bring a voice back to the community. I think we haven't received our fair share of resources.”

Source : "Candidate's trying to woo new voters". New York Daily News, August 15, 2002.

“I think people associate genre and music style with creativity, but it's all creativity regardless of what pipeline it comes down.”

Source : "A conversation with lead singer of The Almost and former Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.