"Frankly, I had enjoyed the war… and why do people want peace if the war is so much fun?"

“I believe the personal essay is underrated for both writer and reader. It affords the writer great freedom: to speak personally yet invoke others' ideas, to be rational and/or emotional, to be confident or admit doubt.”

“Never be content with your current grasp of the gospel. The gospel is the life-permeating, world-altering, universe-changing truth. It has more facets than a diamond. It's depths man will never exhaust.”

“I love coaching football, and winning a Super Bowl was a goal I've had for a long time. But it has never been my purpose in life. My purpose in life is simply to glorify God. We have to be careful that we don't let the pursuit of our life's goals, no matter how important they seem, cause us to lose sight of our purpose. I coach football. But the good I can do to glorify God along the way is my real purpose.”

“We live in an age now where so many people watch movies based on what Netflix recommends. It learns your taste and they really understand viewer habits.”

“My mom said, 'Don't get married. You're too young. Go out there and experience what life has to offer.' And I did.”

“You take that walk from the dressing room to the ring and that's when the real man comes out. Then you climb up those four stairs and into the ring. Then finally, you can't wait for the bell to ring.”

“I had looked forward so eagerly to leaving the horrible place, yet when my release came and I knew that God's sunlight was to be free for me again, there was a certain pain in leaving”

Source : Nellie Bly (2016). “Ten Days in a Mad-House”, p.84, Nellie Bly

“I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it's an old system that we can't control.”