"Winter was nothing but a season of snow; spring, allergies; and summer...It was the worst. That was swimsuit season."

“Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Prolonged absence makes the heart forget.”

“A mind committed to compassion is like an overflowing reservoir - a constant source of energy, determination, and kindness.”

“She said, "You're a warrior. So how do you kill without rage?" "In compassion. Because of necessity." Hrahima set the empty water bowl back in Samarkar's hands. "The same way you carry water.”

Source : Elizabeth Bear (2012). “Range of Ghosts”, p.289, Macmillan

“Milton! thou should'st be living at this hour: England hath need of thee! . . . . . . Thy soul was like a star, and dwelt apart: So didst thou travel on life's common way In cheerful godliness.”

“Hopefully I never get hit with that stigma of being a novelty act. Since [my father] death in 1998 I've been doing a program called Sinatra Sings Sinatra.”

Source : Source: www.dailypress.com

“You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.”

“...move from emphasis on personal lifestyle issues toward creating political paradigms and radical models of social change that emphasize collective as well as individual change.”

“It's just a natural part of being a social creature and being a human being.”