"One way or another we all work for our vice."

“If you've never eaten while crying you don t know what life tastes like.”

“I'm sure it's not any wish of mine that I'm born with inclinations for better things. If I could be born again, and had the designing of myself, I'd be born the lowest and coarsest-minded person imaginable, so that I could find plenty of companionship, or I'd be born an idiot, which would be better still.”

Source : Miles Franklin (2009). “My Brilliant Career”, p.61, The Floating Press

“Iran should not be denied the human right to knowledge...the fear of America is Iran's attitude to Israel, and the cornerstone of America's foreign policy is the protection of Israel... If Iran believes in Allah, and if Iran believes in the power of Allah, Iran can't be frightened by America.”

“You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.”

“I remember the first time I had sex - I kept the receipt.”

“Humor is not far from my vocabulary.”

Source : "Edward Herrmann talks to Tribute about his new DVD Treasure Buddies". Interview with Alexandra Heilbron, www.tribute.ca. January 23, 2012.

“Some people have said Brother Khalid was a villain, but we know he was a victim in a world that is evil. Racism and injustice are the real villains here.”

“When the legs go, the heart and the head follow quickly behind.”