"since piety has become the fashion at Court, dramatic authors imagine that their pieces would be more welcome if they added in a little devotion. At first their plan succeeded, but now no one can bear their comedies."

“My all-time heroes are Thurgood Marshall and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., two men who had to really work to achieve what they did. And I had the privilege of meeting them both.”

“You may think that all your happiness depends upon obtaining one particular thing in life; later on, you praise the Lord that you didn't get it.”

“Her skin is pale as watermelon sucked free of its juices.”

Source : Jaclyn Moriarty (2010). “The Ghosts Of Ashbury High”, p.20, Scholastic Inc.

“They look like to carp going after the same piece of corn.”

“Successful people inspire me, and I don't mean just in their career but people who have amazing families, or who have made a difference, or followed their dreams.”

Source : Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“That humankind has fallen into the insanity of concensus trance, and lost touch with our true possibilities and functions is a tragedy.”

“The sun burnt on, drugging everything with warmth.”

Source : Beryl Bainbridge (2010). “Another Part of the Wood”, p.154, Penguin UK

“It was fun, having speed and being able to jump. Especially playing football. I played wide receiver and defensive back.”