"The lie of a pipe dream is what gives life to the whole misbegotten mad lot of us, drunk or sober."

“Don't let us make imaginary evils, when you know we have so many real ones to encounter.”

Source : Oliver Goldsmith (1842). “The Select Works of Oliver Goldsmith: In One Volume. With the Portrait of the Author..”, p.273

“My goal is to make Italian food clean and accessible and beautiful and tasty, with simple ingredients that people can find at a local grocery store, because people don't want to go to a gourmet shop in search of items that will sit in their pantry for years after they use just a teaspoon or pinch of them.”

“We don't have to pretend to be something that we're not.”

“A spine to my films that's become more evident to me is that many are about the choices people make, and the reverberations of those choices. You go this way, or that way, and either way, there's going to be consequences.”

Source : "Q&A: Spike Lee on 'Oldboy,' Remakes, Atonement & 'Inside Man 2'". Interview with Simon Abrams, www.esquire.com. November 20, 2013.

“It's the right time of the night for making love.”

Source : Song: It's The Right Time Of The Night

“Once upon a time, man had a love affair with fire.”

“There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.”

“The depth of our love can be measured by our efforts. We demonstrate our love when we take that extra step...”

Source : Harville Hendrix, Helen Hunt (1994). “Couples Companion: Meditations & Exercises for Getting the Love You Want: A Workbook for Couples”, p.93, Simon and Schuster