"One can give advice comfortably from a safe port."

“Love is a virtue and not a feeling. It is fed and fired by God- not by the favorable response of the beloved. Even when it doesn't seem to make a dime's worth of difference to the ones on whom it is lavished, it is still the most prized of all virtues because it is at the heart of the very character of God.”

“Anyone with an imagination can write about the day-to-day experiences of someone he or she is not.”

“My own apathy is bone chilling.”

Source : Lionel Shriver (2011). “We Need to Talk about Kevin”, p.33, Counterpoint Press

“Expectation is a statistical fiction, like having 2.5 children.”

Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.50, Macmillan

“It's very simple: When you're working your hardest, the world opens up to you.”

“When you walking along naturally, you're walking in the harmony of the Unborn.”

“If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.”

“Stop. Breathe those useless breaths. Drop this piece of life you’re holding to your lips. Where are you? How long have you been here? Stop now. You have to stop. Squeeze shut your stinging eyes, and take another bite.”