"I did what I knew.. when I knew better, I did better"

-- Maya Angelou

“If reality is not what you want it to be, change it. You should not accept anything blindly, not death, not immortality.”

Source : Hannu Rajaniemi (2012). “The Fractal Prince”, p.109, Hachette UK
“Nothing outside of my child is important”
“Writer's block is a fancy term made up by whiners so they can have an excuse to drink alcohol.”
“A bilingual marriage, by the way, is a great way to stay together for longer than you normally would because you can't understand each other very well.”
“President Obama is also standing up for women in North Carolina and across our country. He has helped women fight for equal pay for equal work; he has fought to guarantee that women have access to quality, affordable health care, including making sure that insurance plans cover birth control with no out-of-pocket cost.”

Source : "Gov. Bev Perdue DNC 2012 speech". www.politico.com. September 4, 2012.
“Let me introduce my friend, Cat.â€™ The redhead, and for some reason, she looked familiar. â€˜Her husband Bonesâ€™ â€“ here Vlad smiled coolly at the short-haired brunet â€“ â€˜is not my friend.”
“The saying goes that history repeats itself; personal histories do the same. We can gather the lessons of others' lives through observation, conversation, and by seeking advice. We can use the automatic system to find out who the happy people are, and the reflective system to evaluate how they got to be that way. Pursuing happiness need not be a lonely endeavor. In fact, throwing in our lot with others may be a very good way of coping with the disappointments of choice.”
“The only limits we have are the limits we give ourselves.”

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