"Participating in the newest communications technologies becomes compulsory if you want to remain part of the culture."

“Who seems most hideous when adorned the most.”

Source : Ludovico Ariosto (2015). “Delphi Poetical Works of Ludovico Ariosto - Complete Orlando Furioso (Illustrated)”, p.634, Delphi Classics

“In the winter she curls up around a good book and dreams away the cold.”

Source : Ben Aaronovitch (2013). “Broken Homes”, p.151, Hachette UK

“As we have always seen here in the U.S. the universal truth about elections is that people vote their pocketbook.”

“The real object of the First Amendment was not to countenance, much less advance Mohammedanism, or Judaism or infidelity, by prostrating Christianity; but ... to prevent any national ecclesiastical establishment which should give to a hierarchy the exclusive patronage of the national government.”

“I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.”

“When you think New York, you think Yankees.”

Source : "The answer man". Interview with Steve Springer, www.espn.com.au. March 24, 2010.

“The good life of any river may depend on the perception of its music; and the preservation of some music to perceive.”

“When I grew up in Flatbush, 'we played football, stickball and baseball all the time, right out there on the city streets. Football was my favorite.”