"The songs of our ancestors are also the songs of our children"

“Even in a hierarchy people can be equal as thinkers.”

Source : Nancy Kline (2009). “More Time to Think: A Way of Being in the World”, p.45, Fisher King Publishing

“The government is huge, stupid, greedy and makes nosy, officious and dangerous intrusions into the smallest corners of life - this much we can stand. But the real problem is that government is boring. We could cure or mitigate the other ills Washington visits on us if we could only bring ourselves to pay attention to Washington itself. But we cannot.”

“I have heard there are troubles of more than one kind. Some come from ahead and some come from behind. But I've bought a big bat. I'm all ready you see. Now my troubles are going to have troubles with me!”

“I always knew I would be successful. So there was no element of surprise.”

Source : "Aishwarya Rai's post-baby body forces India to confront its attitude to women" by Sarfraz Manzoor, www.theguardian.com. May 15, 2012.

“Some people suffer in silence louder than others.”

“What always was must always be.”

“When I was in college, I had a friend who was an artist and her theory was that all the best art in the world is funny/sad. That was her favorite genre. Funny/sad are probably my two favorite tones.”

“The only reason I wanted 'Making Toast' as the title is that it is a simple gesture of moving on. Every morning there's the bread and you make the toast and you start the day.”