"Crooked cards and straight whiskey, Slow horses and fast women."

“I guess mercy is a muscle like any other. You got to exercise it, or it just cramp right up.”

Source : Esi Edugyan (2012). “Half-Blood Blues: A Novel”, p.230, Macmillan

“Not many years ago, it was access to information and movement that seemed our greatest luxury; nowadays itÂ’s often freedom from information, the chance to sit still, that feels like the ultimate prize. Stillness is not just an indulgence for those with enough resources – itÂ’s a necessity for anyone who wishes to gather less visible resources.”

“In the continuing debate over the morality of enhanced interrogation, an essential consideration is often overlooked: intent.”

“Change is the very fabric of our time.”

“A little (one) can sometimes see things in others that us older ones cannot because our judgement gets clouded. —Abbot Saxtus”

“You know, my childhood was pretty colorful; I like to use the word 'turbulent.”

Source : "All in the Game". Interview with Elizabeth Gettelman, www.motherjones.com. September/October 2011.

“All media is moving, at light speed, toward development through viral channels.”

Source : Source: www.raintaxi.com

“Much have I traveled in the realms of gold, and many goodly states and kingdoms seen.”