"Each of us is present, but partially."

-- Martha Ronk

“To read Wilson.. is to be instructed and amused in the highest sense - that is, to be educated.”

Source : 1985 Of Edmund Wilson. In the New York Times, 28 Jul, reviewing David Castronovo Edmund Wilson (1984).
“The richest values of wilderness lie not in the days of Daniel Boone, nor even in the present, but rather in the future.”
“When I give talks like the one I'm going to give at the Changing Advertising Summit, one of the points I often make to the audience is that I'm not one of those speakers who stands in front of the audience and pontificates - everything I talk about I'm actually doing myself. I'm living it.”

Source : "Cindy Gallop: it's time to rethink the advertising business" by Chris Smith, www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2012.
“My mother was tickled and I think kind of proud when my father got hit on my an attractive middle-aged Asian lady who hadn't noticed he was with his family. He was certainly pleased about it.”
“Discipline is a symbol of caring to a child.He needs guidance.If there is love, there is no such thing as being too tough with a child. A parent must also not be afraid to hang himself. If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.”
“My new catchphrase is: 'Pull yourself together.' I've done the inner child, I've had analysis, I've decided that unless you're mentally ill and need support, it's up to you.”
“You should always remember that you were chosen to be on this earth.”
“Anything that gets children reading is fine.”

Source : "Frank Lampard, good children's stories aren't easy wins" by Emine Saner, www.theguardian.com. February 13, 2013.

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