"It’s impossible to read The Poison Belt, written in 1913, and not see in its exterminating vision a shadow of the coming war that would, only slightly less effectively, destroy Conan Doyle’s world."

“A man that lives on pork, fine-flour bread, rich pies and cakes, and condiments, drinks tea and coffee, and uses tobacco, might as well try to fly as to be chaste in thought.”

Source : John Harvey Kellogg (1881). “Plain Facts for Old and Young”

“The brain doesn't pay attention to boring things,”

Source : John Medina (2014). “Brain Rules (Updated and Expanded): 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School”, p.68, Pear Press

“What my future will not be is active politics in the Liberal Democrat party.”

Source : "Farewell, Sarajevo". Interview with Ed Vulliamy, www.theguardian.com. November 1, 2005.

“I always felt like something of an outsider. But I identified with people up on the screen. That made me feel like I wanted to be up on the screen too. I felt like eventually I would get there.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

“Newt Gingrich's job to capture the Congress was to give Republican candidates an edge and a distinction from their Democratic opponent. That required a very high profile, some very strong language.”

“You want me to sneak up on an angel and rip out its pinfeathers, so you can make a fashion statement?”

“Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning.”

“The critics are like tourists who return from a trip saying they've "done" Machu Picchu: "Okay, we've done magical realism," so now we can throw it out.”