"The cool kindliness of sheets, that soon smooth away trouble; and the rough male kiss of blankets."

“The overflow of big money in politics drowns out the voices of everyday people. That is part of the conundrum in America: The more money you have the more speech you have. That leaves everyday people out of the equation.”

“It's better to have fewer things of quality than too much expendable junk.”

Source : Rachel Zoe, Rose Apodaca (2008). “Style A to Zoe: The Art of Fashion, Beauty, & Everything Glamour”, p.231, Hachette UK

“It's important to see things in perspective. Automobile traffic is responsible for only 12 percent of total CO2 emissions. One should be able to point this out without being accused of changing the subject.”

“We have felt for some time that if political candidates or their staff are willing to make the pilgrimage to North Iowa, the least we can do is show hospitality. And it's also a wonderful way to get to know these people who make our political system work.”

Source : "'Tranquility' Is A Way Station On Iowa's Campaign Trail". "Morning Edition" with David Greene, www.npr.org. December 24, 2015.

“The only thing my father and I have in common is that our similarities are different.”

“It is an easy thing to call names; any fool is equal to that ... and the weapon of vituperation is generally used by those who lack brains for argument or are upon the wrong side.”

Source : Martha Finley (2012). “Elsie's Motherhood”, p.68, tredition

“Sometimes I know what my characters are moving away from or toward; more often I just wait and see. For instance, though I knew Sinkler in 'The Trusty' was going for water, I did not know that he would meet a fetching young farm wife until I got him into her front yard.”

“Divorced, not loving their abandoned children as much as they loathe their former wives, directing a combination of need and hostility toward the women who drift in and out of their new lives, they are, as [one character] puts it, "involved in a variety of pharmaceutical experiments.”