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“We have a strange illusion that mere time cancels sin. I have heard others, and I have heard myself, recounting cruelties and falsehoods committed in boyhood as if they were no concern of the present speaker's, and even with laughter. But mere time does nothing either to the fact or to the guilt of a sin. The guilt is washed out not by time but by repentance and the blood of Christ: if we have repented these early sins we should remember the price of our forgiveness and be humble.”
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“Whoever recounts to you the faults of your neighbour will doubtless expose your defects to others.”
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“Instead of mindlessly tossing billions at or taking billions from the Net as such, investors should be spending their time making sure that it's the future Fords and General Motors of cyberspace that are getting the capital they need.”
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“Poverty has its advantages. When you're that poor what would you have that anyone would want? Except your peace of mind. Your dignity. Your heart. The important things.”
Source : Ana Castillo (2000). “Peel My Love Like an Onion: A Novel”, Anchor
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“I think that if you keep your eyes and your ears open and you are receptive to learning, there are skills you can get from any job at all.”
Source : Interview with Genevieve Koski, www.avclub.com. May 27, 2010. 
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“No one could have less faith in the absolute and definitive importance of the work created by man, because I believe that this world is nothing but a dream...”
Source : "Gustave Moreau". Book by Jean Paladilhe and Josbe Pierrep, translated by Bettina Wadia, p.62, en.wikiquote.org. 1972.
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“And as long as the world lasts, all who want to make progress in righteousness will come to Israel for inspiration, as to the people who have had the sense for righteousness most glowing and strongest; and in hearing and reading the words Israel has uttered for us, carers for conduct will find a glow and a force they could find nowhere else.”
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“I began to see motorcyclists who had attached computer discs to their back mudflaps, because they made good reflectors. In a place called Xingwuying, locals climbed the Great Wall whenever they wanted to receive a cell phone signal.”
Source : Peter Hessler (2010). “Country Driving: A Chinese Road Trip”, p.94, Canongate Books
