"Much historical fiction that centers on real people has always been deficient in information, lacking in craft and empty in affect."

“One of the greatest indicators of our own spiritual maturity is revealed in how we respond to the weaknesses, the inexperience, and the potentially offensive actions of others.”

“Not everyone likes all our flavors, but each flavor is someone's favorite.”

“I became completely addicted to 'Angry Birds' for a while.”

“Most adults would not dream of belittling, humiliating, or bullying (verbally or physically) another adult. But many of the same adults think nothing of treating their adolescent child like a nonperson. . . . Adolescents deserve the same civility their parents routinely extend to total strangers.”

Source : Laurence Steinberg (2011). “You and Your Adolescent, New and Revised edition: The Essential Guide for Ages 10-25”, p.18, Simon and Schuster

“What good is strength if you have no sense?”

“Seven days without laughter makes one weak.”

“I can't explain the lack of integrity among some of the leaders of our health care facilities. This is something I rarely encountered during 38 years in uniform. And so I will not defend it because it is indefensible. But I can take responsibility for it and I do.”

Source : "Shinseki resigns, but will that improve things at VA hospitals?" by Tom Cohen, Drew Griffin, Scott Bronstein, Nelli Black, www.cnn.com. May 31, 2014.

“Boston is a moral and intellectual nursery always busy applying first principals to trifles.”