"The truth is, immigrants tend to be more American than people born here."

“Heroes are people who rise to the occasion and slip quietly away.”

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

“We accept without reservation the scriptural teachings that Christ is the Son of God and that he came into the world to ransom men from the spiritual and temporal death brought into the world by the fall of Adam. No one can state too plainly or emphasize too strongly this eternal truth that salvation is in Christ and that it comes because of his atoning sacrifice. Nor can we set forth too clearly the gospel truth that we also must do certain things to be saved.”

“Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations.”

“Live in a perpetual great astonishment.”

Source : Theodore Roethke (2006). “Straw for the Fire: From the Notebooks of Theodore Roethke, 1943-63”, p.175, Copper Canyon Press

“The days when it was possible to win a serious game only by merit of sporting character or depth of chess understanding have vanished forever. Chess knowledge has become dominant, bypassing all the other factors that contribute to success.”

“I think that the leaf of a tree, the meanest insect on which we trample, are in themselves arguments more conclusive than any which can be adduced that some vast intellect animates Infinity.”

“You'll find that my coquetry is quite impartial, which allows me to keep my friends.”

“Expecting hell, we're ill prepared for heaven.”

Source : Shalom Auslander (2012). “Hope: A Tragedy: A Novel”, p.211, Penguin