"I don't think I could stay interested for a couple of months in a character of mean motivation."

“It occurred to me that I was unhappy. And it didn’t feel so very terrible. No urgency, nothing. I could slip out of my life on a slow wave like this—it didn’t matter. I don’t have to be happy. All I have to do is hold on to something and wait.”

Source : Helen Oyeyemi (2011). “Mr Fox”, p.42, Pan Macmillan

“Fear is a bigger disability than having no arms and no legs.”

Source : Twitter post from Feb 01, 2016

“Forgetfulness of God's grace is one of the greatest tools in the enemy's war against our souls.”

“Bob Altman got nothing from the TV series 'M*A*S*H,' and the royalties for the theme song went to his oldest son, Michael, who wrote it as a 15-year-old poet!”

Source : "Color of Money Book Club". Online discussion, www.washingtonpost.com. January 29, 2009.

“We're all proud of making little mistakes. It gives us the feeling we don't make any big ones.”

“People do amazing things for love. Books are full of wonderful stories about this kind of stuff, and stories aren’t just fantasies, you know. They’re so much a part of the people who write them that they practically teach their readers invaluable lessons about life.”

Source : Mahbod Seraji (2009). “Rooftops of Tehran: A Novel”, p.21, Penguin

“Painting is at once a form of meditation and an utter, complete personal engagement with life.”

“The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with inspirational teachers is the most important thing.”