"The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction."

“A coerced "choice" does not reflect virtue, only compliance.”

Source : "There Ought Not to Be a Law" by Wendy McElroy, www.foxnews.com. January 28, 2003.

“I do have shout-outs to bands and musicians I like in my books, but the musical references can be misunderstood. Often, I have people listening to music that I would never listen to personally, because it fits and defines their character.”

Source : Interview with Keith Phipps, www.avclub.com. September 19, 2001.

“Undergraduates owe their happiness chiefly to the consciousness that they are no longer at school. The nonsense which was knocked out of them at school is all put gently back at Oxford or Cambridge.”

“To find rest unto our souls includes peace of mind and heart, which is the result of learning and following the doctrine of Christ.”

“It was a tough school. The kids on the debating team took steroids!”

“Most of us aren't that interested in getting rich- we just don't want to get poor.”

“Ultimately, the film [Dream of Life] is inspirational.”

“children are made of eyes and ears, and nothing, however minute, escapes their microscopic observation.”

Source : Fanny Kemble (1863). “Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838-1839”, p.22