"The photograph is completely abstracted from life, yet it looks like life. That is what has always excited me about photography."

“Nothing enables people to do evil as much as does a sense of victimhood”

“What a fearful object a long-neglected duty gets to be”

Source : Chauncey Wright (2000). “The Evolutionary Philosophy of Chauncey Wright”, p.32, A&C Black

“Why is it that the people with whom one loves to be silent are also the very ones with whom one loves to talk?”

Source : Kate Douglas Wiggin (2016). “PENELOPE’S PROGRESS – The Complete Series: Penelope's English Experiences, Penelope's Experiences in Scotland, Penelope's Irish Experiences & Penelope's Postscripts: Being Such Extracts from the Commonplace Book of Penelope Hamilton”, p.57, e-artnow

“She just kept hitting me in the head with her fists, over, and over and over.”

Source : "Love on the rocks". "Dateline NBC" with Stone Phillips, www.nbcnews.com. February 6, 2014.

“If you feel you can't forgive, ask God to penetrate your unforgiveness with His love. When we have to do the impossible, God says that the way it happens is "not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit" (Zechariah 4:6). This means that certain things will not be accomplished by human strength, but only by the power of God. The Holy Spirit will enable us to forgive even the unforgivable.”

“Stop giving someone else the job of making you happy.”

“Nothing in Scientology is true for you unless you have observed it and it is true according to your observation”

“When a player keeps a calm demeanor on the court, it's easier for his ability to shine. The best response to an opposing player's physical or psychological tactics is to keep cool and come right back at him with the force of your game, not your fists. Revenge is always sweeter if your team wins the game.”