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“Because way down deep they know that civilized people have to preserve rare birds.”
Source : E.L. Konigsburg (2011). “Silent to the Bone”, p.93, Simon and Schuster
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“It is the fancy of every mortal that being cradled in the arms of mortality is a safe place for the time being.”
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“Sometimes you've got to be a little flexible. For the most part, it's hard to get players to look at the big picture also. I understand that. They're looking at their next start or their next at-bat.”
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“If you've got short, stubby fingers and wear reading glasses, any relaxation you would normally derive from fly fishing is completely eliminated when you try to tie on a fly.”
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“Today will die tomorrow.”
Source : Algernon Charles Swinburne (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Algernon Charles Swinburne (Illustrated)”, p.250, Delphi Classics
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“Children really brighten up a household. They never turn the lights off.”
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“The two operations of our understanding, intuition and deduction, on which alone we have said we must rely in the acquisition of knowledge.”
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“Feeling beautiful has nothing to do with what you look like. I promise.”
Source : Twitter post from Sep 27, 2013