"There's a certain attitude to Los Angeles."

“The history of science alone can keep the physicist from the mad ambitions of dogmatism as well as the despair of pyrrhonian scepticism.”

“Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress.”

“We kneel, how weak; we rise, how full of power! Why, therefore, should we do ourselves this wrong, Or others — that we are not always strong, That we are ever overborne with care, That we should ever weak or heartless be, Anxious or troubled, when with us is prayer, And joy and strength and courage are with Thee?”

Source : Richard Chenevix Trench (1844). “The Story of Justin Martyr : Sabbation and Other Poems”, p.250

“Sometimes, though, you have to do things for family, even if you'd rather not.”

“Given the scope of these programs, it's understandable that many would be concerned about issues related to privacy. But what's difficult to understand is the motivation of somebody who intentionally would seek to warn the nation's enemies of lawful programs created to protect the American people. And I hope that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

Source : Susan Wiggs (2016). “Susan Wiggs The Calhoun Chronicles Books 4-5: Enchanted Afternoon\A Summer Affair”, p.61, MIRA

“You can feel a lot of things, and that's okay. Channel that into your passion.”

“Exposing any subject that is unpleasant or controversial means risking judgment and making some people feel uncomfortable.”

“It's a pity more men are not bastards by birth instead of vocation.”