"Over and over again did the Attorney-General cry out aloud, in the agony of his cause, 'What is to become of painting if the critics withhold their lash?"

“Where does it all lead? What will become of us? These were our young questions, and young answers were revealed. It leads to each other. We become ourselves.”

Source : Patti Smith (2010). “Just Kids”, p.79, A&C Black

“France was an occupied country, a country that surrendered and was left without the right to choose.”

“Christianity was literally born in the Middle East, and we must not forget our Middle Eastern brothers and sisters in Christ.”

Source : " Prince Charles 'deeply troubled' by plight of Christians in Middle East" by Kevin Rawlinson, www.theguardian.com. December 17, 2013.

“The passions we cannot control are the ones that define us.”

“These 150-minute superhero films that Hollywood is making are so concerned with their length that each scene doesn't have the time it needs to make sense.”

“Why is erasing desire seen as so important? If the subjugation of the self is the point of the self what's the point in having a self? It's like someone handing you a leaflet which says throw this leaflet away.”

“Science surrounds you. It's not something that you can step aside, step over or push out of your way because you were never good at science in school. Science is around you. Once you know and embrace that fact, it might stimulate curiosity within you to learn more about the natural world.”

“I wrapped a towel around me and I opened the door, and then I splish, splash, I jumped back in the bath. Well, how was I to know there was a party going on?”