"Although I am a woman and young, I have more than enough courage to suffer this death and a thousand more."

“If ever a time should come, when vain and aspiring men shall possess the highest seats in Government, our country will stand in need of its experienced patriots to prevent its ruin.”

“It was good, really, that this external world still existed, if only as a place of refuge.”

“It will be a Religious War, a sort of Christian Jihad, fueled by religious hatred and led by merciless fanatics on both sides. It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy.”

“Saloons provide moments of genuine ecstasy - but only if your soul is at peace and the rest of your life bears contemplating. Otherwise, they are palaces of misery.”

Source : Wilfrid Sheed (1978). “The good word & other words”, Dutton Adult

“I was on a well-beaten path of actors - what we all call 'the Law and Order route'. I spent two years of auditioning for everything... and then 'The Wire' came up.”

“A good writer sells out everybody he knows, sooner or later.”

Source : Alice McDermott (2013). “A Bigamist's Daughter”, p.82, A&C Black

“I always think that I’m still this 13-year old boy that doesn’t really know how to be an adult, pretending to live my life, taking notes for when I’ll really have to do it.”

“The spirit of Christ is the spirit of missions. The nearer we get to Him, the more intensely missionary we become.”