"[On collectors of quotations:] How far our literature may in future suffer from these blighting swarms, will best be conceived by a glance at what they have already withered and blasted of the favourite productions of our most popular poets ..."

-- Maria Edgeworth

#Suffering Quotes #Literature Quotes #May Quotes

“To increase your level of self acceptance, think of your unique talents and abilities.”
“It could safely be said that Iraqis are dying at a faster clip since the American-led invasion and occupation than they did during the last decade of Saddam Hussein's rule.”
“I think it's safe to say that each of us has at least one issue we are passionate about and struggle with, issues that robs us of our peace, our joy and our ability to experience love.”
“The police chief of Hiroshima welcomed me eagerly as the first Allied correspondent to reach the city.”
“For those who don't live in a place where water is readily available, it's something you carry on your back for six kilometers, that makes your children sick, that is perhaps the hardest part of your existence.”

Source : "Alexandra Cousteau Tells Katie Couric, 'The Thing Every Human Has in Common Is Our Need for Water'". Interview with Katie Couric, www.glamour.com. June 28, 2010.
“When you're younger - duh - you don't really have the tools to deal with certain things in your life.”
“It's entirely in your power to regulate the degree to which you peel back the layers of your personality when you disclose yourself to someone. You can keep that person on the surface, or you can allow her to penetrate, by degrees or directly, to the core.”
“Kids should be taught about sex, sex hygiene and contraceptive methods starting in the sixth grade, and whenever they want to try it, they should be allowed to go at it without supervision or restriction -in their parents' bedroom, on the grass in a park, in a motel; it doesn't matter, as long as the setting is private and pleasant. If we did all this, our kids would grow up into happier, healthier human beings. But we won't, of course. It would make too much sense.”

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