"If you're going to establish a certain level of unreality than you have to deal with it"

“For anyone inclined to caricature environmental history as 'environmental determinism,' the contrasting histories of the Dominican Republic and Haiti provide a useful antidote. Yes, environmental problems do constrain human societies, but the societies' responses also make a difference.”

“It's very freaky in Chicago.There's something in the water there, I don't know what it is. But the actual word Chicago means, in the Indian language, garlic. It was just garlic and mosquitoes there.And that is the roughest city on the planet, and I been to every place in the world.”

“If I canot know your name, may I light a lamp so I can see your face?' If you sould ever see my face, you will lose me forever.' Why?' Psyche wanted to know. 'Are you ugly? Are you afraid I won't love you if I see your face?' Perhaps I am afraid that if you see my face, it will be THAT that you will love and not me.' I understand, believe me. I know what that feels like.”

“The Morganville in her wanted to tell people to go home and be safe, but she knew that was verging on crazy. The world these laughing people lived in was a very different place. She was in a very different place.”

“I've got a little boy coming and I can't wait. It's going to be the biggest thing that has happened to me in my life so far. Bigger than any Tour de France win.”

Source : "Chris Froome: I can win five more Tour de France titles". Interview with Dan Roan, www.bbc.com. August 13, 2015.

“The foot can march or it can dance, but it cannot stand still until end-stopped.”

Source : "Walking with Her Muse: An Interview with Shirley Geok-lin Lim". Interview with Pauline T. Newton, academic.oup.com. June 22, 2013.

“Great leaders don’t try to be perfect. They try to be themselves. And that’s what makes them great.”

“Who are you to end a war? I am here to tell you - who are you not to?”