"What a lot of things there are a man can do without."

“Most artists try to avoid cliches, but it's pretty hard to avoid them if you yourself end up being one.”

“I think we defy entropy and impermanence with our films and our poems. We hold onto each other a little harder and say, 'I will not let go. I do not accept the ephemeral nature of this moment. I'm going to extend it...forever. Or at least I'm going to try.'”

“Obscenity only comes in when the mind despises and fears the body, and the body hates and resists the mind.”

“The real question one should ask when presented with a puzzle is, ‘Should I solve it? Do I really need to know the answer?”

Source : Tony DiTerlizzi (2012). “The Search for WondLa”, p.96, Simon and Schuster

“The idea that Hillary Clinton's plan wants to increase Syrian refuges by 550 percent is very concerning to many Americans. They know what has happened. They know there's home-grown terrorism here.”

“There is mercy in every place. And mercy, encouraging thought gives even affliction a grace and reconciles man to his lot.”

“You have two choices: You can make a living, or you can design a life.”

Source : "Oprah: Owning It" by Laura Brown, Slide 1, www.harpersbazaar.com. October 15, 2012.

“Our high and privileged calling is to do the will of God in the power of God for the glory of God.”

Source : J. I. Packer (2009). “Rediscovering Holiness: Know the Fullness of Life with God”, p.69, Baker Books