"Praise adds nothing to beauty--makes it neither better nor worse."

“Have more humility. Remember you don't know the limits of your own abilities. Successful or not, if you keep pushing beyond yourself, you will enrich your own life – and maybe even please a few strangers.”

Source : "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.

“Activity is intelligence. We follow our information systems and we use our energy to get it done. And that's caused by a byproduct called matter. That's why I call it "energetic matter." And it's chemical matter. We are chemistry.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net

“I never talked to anyone about my reading; the need to share came afterwords.”

“When I made the decision to transition, I honestly had no idea what it would be like for me to live as female. The only thing I knew for sure was that pretending to be male was slowly killing me.”

Source : Julia Serano (2016). “Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity”, p.50, Seal Press

“the reason for anger is always fear.”

Source : Eloise Lownsbery (1931). “Out of the Flame”

“I prefer simple things - monotone melodies repeating the same things all the time. Because I think life is like that.”

“Dennis McCurdy's Find A Way is a straightforward compilation of suggestions that will simplify your life and set you on the path toward success. The book has the feel of a friendly neighbor sharing the secrets that enabled him to win in life. This is an easy read that pays big dividends. I enjoyed it and highly recommend Find A Way to anyone seeking motivation.”

“I play fantasy basketball and fantasy football, soccer.”