"Speed is scarcely the noblest virtue of graphic composition, but it has its curious rewards. There is a sense of getting somewhere fast, which satisfies a native American urge."

“Scientists search for truth. Philosophers search for morality. A criminal trial searches for only one result: proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”

“Society is based on the assumption that everyone is alike and no one is alive.”

Source : In Michael Holroyd 'Hugh Kingsmill' (1964)

“we sometimes forget the influence of action upon thought. ... Smile, whistle, sing, play the part you want to be until you become the part you play.”

“Although I claim to be a Christian, I live at a moment in time when the Christian faith is being defined by fundamentalists who have dishonored Christ and are in the process of destroying His church. I refuse to wear the 'Christian' label without redefining it.”

“In a world as wrong as this one, all we can do is make things as right as we can.”

Source : Barbara KingSolver (1988). “The Bean Trees: A Novel”, Harpercollins

“Goodbyes weren't all they were cracked up to be”

“I am more sensitive than other people. Things that other people would not notice awaken a distinct echo in me, and in such moments of lucidity, when I look at myself, I see that I am alone, all alone, all alone.”

Source : Henri Barbusse (2005). “The Inferno”, p.65, 1st World Publishing

“New York City is a notoriously hard market to perform country music in.”

Source : "For one night, New York City goes country". The Associated Press, www.today.com. November 12, 2005.