"I've always had the mentality of: work hard, get to bed early, focus - and let your work speak for itself."

“I am the lover of uncontained and immortal beauty. In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets or villages. In the tranquil landscape, and especially in the distant line of the horizon, man beholds somewhat as beautiful as his own nature.”

“We read books, talked books, argued over books and became dearer and dearer to one another.”

Source : Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows (2009). “The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society”, p.45, A&C Black

“The South has not always been the friendliest place for African-Americans.”

Source : "Landrieu on Obama: South Not Always 'Friendliest Place for African-Americans'". www.nbcnews.com. October 31, 2014.

“My father's generation's crisis was fighting fascism. Ours is fighting climate change. It is much harder because you can't see it, it is not an obvious threat. But the solution is in our hands.”

“Fans and friends are considered family. Being an A7X fan isn’t always easy because it means you’re not only gonna laugh with us, but cry with us and defend us on occasion. If you’re part of the family it’s for life.”

“I don't have a favorite place to play.”

“Baking is too precise for me. I cook with a pinch of this or that.”

“I am like a table that eats its own legs off because it’s fallen in love with the floor.”

Source : Cate Marvin (2007). “Fragment of the Head of a Queen: Poems”