"A man whose every exertion is bent upon showing up the flaws in his wife's character must be at least partially responsible for some of them."

“You can't give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside - so be it. But at least you know you've tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it.”

“I didn't start out writing to give children hope, but I'm glad some of them found it.”

Source : "A few words with Beverly Cleary on her 95th birthday". Interview with Jacket Copy, latimesblogs.latimes.com. April 12, 2011.

“I made some studies, and reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. I can take it in small doses, but as a lifestyle, I found it too confining. It was just too needful; it expected me to be there for it all the time, and with all I have to do--I had to let something go.”

“A man who is a man goes on until he can go no further—and then goes twice as far.”

Source : Steve Sheinkin (2012). “Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon”, p.57, Macmillan

“Instead of helping women in Roe v. Wade, I brought destruction to me & millions of women.”

“Remembrance of death saves one from this world's deceit.”

“The implied threat of using nuclear weapons to curb guerrillas was as absurd as to talk of using a sledge hammer to ward off a swarm of mosquitoes.”

“I think of hip hop as a mass media, radio, MTV thing. It’s been extremely relevant over the last 10 years and rock music is just not anymore—-a tear rolls down my cheek as I say that.”