"Don't be so fond of what you planned that somehow to change it seems like a violation of your own choice and wisdom. It's just the opposite."

“World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.”

“To hunt for symbols in a fairy tale is absolutely fatal.”

“Continual learning is the key to continual living.”

“Some kinds of nails, such as those used for defending the soles of coarse shoes, called hobnails, require a particular form of the head, which is made by the stroke of a die.”

“Love can make even nice people do awful things.”

Source : Jude Deveraux (2012). “An Angel For Emily”, p.100, Simon and Schuster

“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.”

Source : Time Must Have a Stop (1945) ch. 7

“Secrecy is the linchpin of abuse of power, . . . its enabling force. Transparency is the only real antidote.”

Source : Glenn Greenwald (2014). “No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State”, p.21, Signal

“Good fortune almost always makes some change in a man's behavior - in his manner of speaking and acting. It is a great weakness to want to bedeck oneself in qualities which are not his own. If he esteemed virtue above all other things, neither the favors of fortune nor the advantages of position would change a man's face or heart.”