"Fusion has been my nemesis."

-- Pete La Roca

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“It is not surprising that honest and well-informed experts can disagree about facts. But beyond the disagreement about facts, there is another deeper disagreement about values.”
“The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.”
“I liked teaching Henry James. When you look down at a Henry James novel from a helicopter height, you find an intricate spider web that all clings together.”

Source : "Helen Vendler: Poetry Critic and Fan of Art History". Interview with Amy Sutherland, www.bostonglobe.com. November 17, 2012.
“A man who has not suffered has nothing to tell with his paintings.”
“Peace is purchased in the currency of loss.”
“So there you have it: Nature is a rotten mess. But that's only the beginning. If you take your eyes off it for one second, it will kill you. Thorns, insects, fungus, worms, birds, reptiles, wild animals, raging rivers, bottomless ravines, dry deserts, snow, quicksand, tumbleweeds, sap, and mud. Rot, poison and death. That's Nature.It's a wonder you even step outside of your cabin, I said.My bravery exceeds my good sense, he said.”

Source : Lee Goldberg (2009). “Mr. Monk in Trouble”, p.70, Penguin
“I recognize that I have a problem with my temper. For those times it has ever caused me to do anything that gave anyone understandable and justifiable reason to be upset, I am sincerely sorry.”

Source : "Did Coach Knight Get the Punishment He Deserved?". "TalkBack Live", www.cnn.com. May 16, 2000.
“And into the brown paper bag of my heart, Eddy slipped a smile.”

Source : David James Duncan (2015). “The River Why”, p.290, Hachette UK

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