"Surely He does not give us hearts so we may spend our lives ignoring them."

“In general, the man who is readily disposed to sacrifice himself is one who does not know how else to give meaning to his life. The profession of enthusiasm is the most sickening of all insincerities.”

“The liberty that remains to us is essentially the freedom to choose among brands A, B, and C.”

Source : John Zerzan (2002). “Running on Emptiness: The Pathology of Civilisation”

“With children the clock is reset. We forget what came before”

“Your heroes will help you find good in yourself.”

Source : Song: Heroes And Friends, 1990

“I share my name with an aerobatic bird that can whiz across a whole summer sky in seconds. A swift is so equipped for speed that it can scarcely cope with being stationary.”

Source : "Graham Swift: 'As a novelist, I'm in for the long haul'". www.theguardian.com. March 11, 2017.

“I've been a rock star since you were very young. But I've never encountered anything as powerful as cancer.”

“It was the damnedest thing, life. Once you decide exactly how things are going to go, something or someone comes along and messes it all up.”

Source : Jennifer Armintrout (2012). “Blood Ties Book Three: Ashes to Ashes”, p.263, Harlequin

“There is no real security except for whatever you build inside yourself.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.