"It's the spirit within, not the veneer without, that makes a man."

“I heard 'Get Lucky'; it's just not my taste. It's great what Daft Punk does and the sound quality is great, but that whole disco vibe is not really my thing.”

“You cannot change the seasons, but you can change yourself.”

“What wondrous life is this I lead! Ripe apples drop about my head.”

Source : 'The Garden' (1681) st. 5

“Bezos is super smart; don't get me wrong. He just makes ordinary control freaks look like stoned hippies.”

Source : Steve Yegge (2012). “A Programmer's Rantings: On Programming-Language Religions, Code Philosophies, Google Work Culture, and Other Stuff”, p.368, Hyperink Inc

“I don't think I've ever dared to write down what I see in the ruins of me, or tell in any detail the scars and all their secrets.”

“My work has been much more Caribbean and eclectic. I am interested in people, and where they come from happens to have fallen within an area of Africa.”

“The narrative image has more dimensions than the painted image - literature is more complex than painting. Initially, this complexity represents a disadvantage, because the reader has to concentrate much more than when they're looking at a canvas. It gives the author, on the other hand, the opportunity to feel like a creator: they can offer their readers a world in which there's room for everyone, as every reader has their own reading and vision.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net

“Self-improvement is the name of the game, and your primary objective is to strengthen yourself, not to destroy an opponent.”

Source : Maxwell Maltz, Kelli M. Gary (1983). “PRINCIPLES CRE LVG”, Pocket