"Everybody could have their own body scanned and just order clothes that fit perfectly."

“Heaven opened and the water hammered down, reviving the reluctant old well, greenmossing the pigless pigsty, carpet bombing still, tea-colored puddles the way memory bombs still, tea-colored minds.”

“One day Time will die And love will bury it”

“Whether born from experience or inherent physiological or cultural differences, our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging.”

Source : "A Latina Judge’s Voice". Sonia Sotomayor’s Speech at the Berkeley La Raza Law Journal’s Symposium, www.law.berkeley.edu. October 26, 2001.

“There are many things in your heart you can never tell to another person. They are you, your private joys and sorrows, and you can never tell them. You cheapen yourself, the inside of yourself, when you tell them.”

“Sometimes it takes a while to recognize that someone has a special ability to get us to believe in ourselves, to tie that belief to our highest ideals, and to imagine that together we can do great things. In those rare moments, when such a person comes along, we need to put aside our plans and reach for what we know is possible.”

Source : "A President Like My Father" by Caroline Kennedy, www.nytimes.com. January 27, 2008.

“I don't like people," said Velvet. "... I only like horses.”

“The future of history belongs to the poor and exploited.”

Source : Gustavo Gutiérrez (1974). “Praxis of liberation and Christian faith: notes on a course given at MACC [June 1 to 5, 1974”

“This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins''.”