"For what you do to others, you do to yourself."

-- Eckhart Tolle

“Just follow that one road the whole time!... I hope they don't get lost, I'm so bad at giving directions..”
“How can you be content to be in the world like tulips in a garden, to make a fine show, and be good for nothing.”
“A scientist with a poet's command of language, Cristina Eisenberg writes with precision and passion . . . takes her reader on a breathtaking, sometimes heartbreaking tour of the planet from the Gulf of Maine to the Amazonian rain forests, the tropical coral reefs to old growth forests of the Northwest as well as rivers, lakes, and wetlands. I found the wealth of information not only accessible but riveting . . . Eisenberg's powerful, beautifully written book . . . has the potential to open many people's eyes, minds, and hearts.”
“I wondered how many people there were in the world who suffered, and continued to suffer, because they could not break out from their own web of shyness and reserve, and in their blindness and folly built up a great distorted wall in front of them that hid the truth.”

Source : Daphne Du Maurier (2012). “Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 4: Rebecca; My Cousin Rachel”, p.235, Hachette UK
“There were ten concentration camps in France from 1939 on.”
“A fire broke out backstage in a theatre. The clown came out to warn the public; they thought it was a joke and applauded. He repeated it; the acclaim was even greater. I think that's just how the world will come to an end: to general applause from wits who believe it's a joke.”
“I've got extra motivation that I won't talk about right now.”
“Rather than look at a marriage as two people morphing into one thing, you could see two individuals who are choosing to form a partnership.”

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