"Men are made stronger on realization that the helping hand they need is at the end of their own arm."

“An eyewitness account is evidence that an artist has proposed a work of art. But documentary evidence (i.e. a photograph) is more conclusive.”

“hurts I have are my fault but I'm sure gonna learn from it and hopefully anyone reading this will too. the lesson: stay aware on a bicycle and look up the road in front of you at all times to make sure you can deal w/what's coming and the condition of the road you're gonna be rolling down!”

“Not only do I recommend [Wendell] Berry to anyone who will talk to me for more than seven seconds, but I buy his books in quantity and send them to people. I bought a few dozen of his newest, "Our Only World."”

“I am more afraid of deserving criticism than of receiving it. I stand in awe of my own opinion. The secret demerits of which we alone, perhaps, are conscious, are often more difficult to bear than those which have been publicly censured in us, and thus in some degree atoned for.”

“the labors of the true critic are more essential to the author, even, than to the reader.”

“I do try to live a normal life.”

Source : "Colin Ford Talks UNDER THE DOME, What Surprised Him about Season 1, Unanswered Questions, Losing Cast Members, Stephen King, and Pranks on Set". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 14, 2013.

“People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible.”

“What if we discover that our present way of life is irreconcilable with our vocation to become fully human?”