"Some of my greatest memories were on a little league field. We didn't even have any uniforms."

“Piety and virtue are not only delightful for the present, but they leave peace and contentment behind them.”

“To me the greatest moment in an experiment is always just before I learn whether the particular idea is a good or a bad one. Thus even a failure is exciting, and most of my ideas have of course been wrong.”

Source : Nobel lecture, www.nobelprize.org. 1973.

“I have never found a better way to enhance the communications process than by reinforcing the points or concepts I wish to make with timely, memorable quotations.”

Source : Carolyn Warner (2010). “The Words of Extraordinary Women”, p.5, ReadHowYouWant.com

“E'en the rough rocks with tender myrtle bloom, and trodden weeds send out a rich perfume.”

“We all seek approval, and our mother's seal is usually the most important. The nitty gritty is that we have to accept ourselves, even if it is just to be ready for the next cut-down. Mom's blessing or not.”

Source : "What Would Beth Ditto Do?", www.theguardian.com. May 10, 2007.

“Public toilets have a duty to be accessible, poetry does not.”

“I love the spirit of Halloween and the energy that comes with it.”

“if you listen too hard to the technology, your ear goes deaf to its implications.”

Source : Hortense Calisher (2013). “Mysteries of Motion: A Novel”, p.33, Open Road Media