"Strike against war, for without you no battles can be fought!"

“Qui plussait, plus se tait. French, you know. The more a man knows, the less he talks.”

“As children gath'ring pebbles on the shore. Or if I would delight my private hours With music or with poem, where so soon As in our native language can I find That solace?”

“It's vulgar, coming from where I do, to talk about money.”

“Our New England climate is mild and equable compared with that of the Platte.”

Source : Francis Parkman (2016). “The Oregon Trail: Juvenile History - - American”, p.47, VM eBooks

“Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.”

“Christopher heard a pair of women gossiping nearby, whispering in disapproving undertones. "... Ramsey was found flirting in a corner with a woman. They had to drag him away from her." "Who was it?" "His own wife." "Oh, dear.”

“It is better to forget about yourself altogether.”

“Light is everything in photographs and has to be considered in all situations.”

Source : "Viewer Q&A: Responses from Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović". Interview with Jonathan Munar, magazine.art21.org. Jun 7, 2012.