"As we give presents at Christmas, we need to recognize that sharing our time and ourselves is such an important part of giving."

“Sinclair Lewis was asked one time to give a talk to class of students about writing. When he got there he asked the class, Do you people want to be writers?and they all said yes. Then Lewis said, Why the hell aren't you at home writing?”

“I understand true life doesn't happen when I constantly gaze backwards, mulling over all the injustices others have done or I have done to others.”

Source : Mary E DeMuth (2010). “Thin Places: A Memoir”, p.48, Zondervan

“Relationships are like farting, If you push too hard things could get messy real fast.”

Source : FaceBook post by Kevin Hart from Jan 03, 2012

“The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon.”

“Love, friendship and respect do not unite people as much as a common hatred for something.”

Source : "The Life and Genius of Anton Chekhov: Letters, Diary, Reminiscences and Biography".

“I'd once heard a spiritual "riddle" that went like this: "What's the only thingin heaven that's the same as it was on earth?"The answer: the wounds in Jesus' hands and feet.”

“Marriage should not be a goal; it should be a choice. One choice available out of many recognized as valid by society. But it isn't. Not yet. Right now, as far as society is concerned, you are married or you are not yet married. And as that notion becomes further codified our freedom to make other choices steadily erodes.”

“The same mistakes can never be repeated.”

Source : "NFL Scandal: Roger Goodell Pledges 'Same Mistakes Can Never Be Repeated'" by Hilary Lewis and Erik Hayden, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 19, 2014.