"I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we did live forever, then we would live forever, which is why I would not live forever."

“Here is a definition which correctly reflects the course of thought and action of a grandmaster: - The plan in a game of chess is the sum total of successive strategical operations which are each carried out according to separate ideas arising from the demands of the position.”

“...the reader who plucks a book from her shelf only once is as deprived as the listener who, after attending a single performance of a Beethoven symphony, never hears it again.”

“In God we trust; all others pay cash.”

Source : Jean Shepherd (1978). “The Phantom of the Open Hearth: A Film for Television Co-Ordinated by Leigh Brown”, Doubleday Books

“Yes, for a long time but I admired her and respected everything that I could sort of see in her from a distance, the pillars of her life, the loyalties, the relationships. It all got my interest and also the looks.”

“While it is February one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.”

Source : Patience Strong (1951). “The Glory of the Garden”

“The challenge is, well, there's a huge challenge, which is when you're improvising, you're meant to sort of clear your mind completely, just be open and funny, and paying, you know, paying attention.”

“It's been nice, actually, to keep in touch with a lot of the people and families that I've written about. Like with the kids I was just writing about from Guatemala, who survived being kidnapped and fleeing violence, it was nice to just sit down in their living room and play bingo with them, go to dinner with the family. And sometimes not thinking about it in such a mechanistic "I am now coming to report and get what I need" way, but just spending time, helps you see a more natural version of who they are too.”

“The purpose of God and the power of God is available for every man.”