"The water's murmur is the voice of my father's father."

“I knew that I was choosing the road less traveled but I'm not walking it alone.”

Source : Twitter post from Apr 29, 2013

“Yes, violence begets more violence, but historically this has been the way of the world.”

“Zen values the simple, concrete, living facts of everyday direct personal experience.”

Source : James H. Austin (1999). “Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness”, p.12, MIT Press

“As I climbed up into the high old bed, the large fly in my personal ointment did the same. Had I actually told him he could get in bed with me? Well, I decided, as I wriggled down under the soft old sheets and the blanket and the comforter, if Eric had designs on me, I was just too tired to care. "Woman?" "Hmmm?" "What's your name?" "Sookie. Sookie Stackhouse." "Thank you, Sookie." "Welcome, Eric.”

Source : Charlaine Harris (2009). “Sookie Stackhouse 8-copy Boxed Set”, p.789, Penguin

“It Girl' is such a weird term. It implies I go to parties and drink champagne.”

“There is a case, and a strong case, for that particular form of indolence that allows us to move through life knowing only what immediately concerns us.”

“A good actor makes clear the meaning of the words. A better actor gives also the emotion of the part. The best actor adds emotion of which the character is unconscious.”

“If you see a defense team with dirt and mud on their backs they've had a bad day.”