"We are uneasy with an affectionate man, for we are positive he wants something of us, particularly our love."

“There is little value in insuring the survival of our nation if our traditions do not survive with it. And there is very grave danger that an announced need for increased security will be seized upon by those anxious to expand its meaning to the very limits of official censorship and concealment.”

“Do not hold grain waiting for higher prices when people are hungry.”

“First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won't. Habit is persistence in practice.”

Source : Octavia E. Butler (2012). “Bloodchild: And Other Stories”, p.128, Open Road Media

“The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.”

“Wow. I don't know. Maybe I'm wrong.”

“We must not sit down and wait for miracles. Up and be going!”

“When I was a teenager, I was a voracious reader of crime fiction, but only contemporary books.”

“Our heart knows what our mind has forgotten — it knows the sacred that is within all that exists, and through a depth of feeling we can once again experience this connection, this belonging.”

Source : "Loneliness and the Sacred Web of Life" by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 11, 2014.