"I prefer peace. But if trouble must come, let it come in my time, so that my children can live in peace."

-- Thomas Paine

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“The popular mythology of creative genius depends on beloved stereotypes of the artist in youth and old age: the misunderstood upstart who forces us to see the world afresh; and the revered sage who shows us depths of insight attainable only through a lifetime of hard-won experience.”
“... religion is a crutch, and only the crippled need crutches.”
“Let a nation's fervent thanks make some amends for the toils and sufferings of those who survive.”
“I was silent as a child, and silenced as a young woman; I am taking my lumps and bumps for being a big mouth, now, but usually from those whose opinion I don't respect.”
“There is no design without discipline. There is no discipline without intelligence.”

Source : Massimo Vignelli (2007). “Vignelli”, p.39, Images Publishing
“The actual course is called fishery studies, and you study general aquatics and fishery management.”
“Obviously, a writer can't know everything about what she writes. It's impossible.”
“Are we just pretending to be unhappy so that we can add drama to our lives, so that we seem more substantial?”

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