"The only thing more dangerous than an idea is a belief. And by dangerous I don't mean thought-provoking. I mean: might get people killed."

“"This celebration here tells me that this work is not hopeless. I thank you for this teaching with all my heart and lift my glass to human solidarity, to the ultimate victory of knowledge, peace, good-will and understanding."”

“I love the dignity in the name Philadelphia, but at heart, we're Philly.”

Source : "How I Write: Lisa Scottoline & Daughter Francesca Serritella". Interview with Noah Charney, www.thedailybeast.com. November 14, 2012.

“Our greatest heart-treasure is a knowledge that there is in creation an individual to whom our existence is necessary - some one who is part of our life as we are part of theirs, some one in whose life we feel assured our death would leave a gap for a day or two.”

Source : Miles Franklin (2007). “My Brilliant Career”, p.297, Broadview Press

“Huh? Windows was designed to keep the idiots away from Unix so we could hack in peace. Let's not break that.”

“I have often heard that the novel is dead. But I see novels produced, I don't know how many a week, in France. I have the impression it's carrying along quite well.”

“Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented.”

Source : "Managing". Book by Harold Geneen, 1984.

“I will never regret not denouncing apartheid.”

“One of the most commonly overlooked spiritual practices is daring to be completely honest with everyone you encounter. Some may say others cannot handle their honesty, but true honesty is not a strategy or a weapon of any kind. It is the willingness to be open and absolutely transparent in sharing how any moment feels in your heart. It has nothing to do with confrontation, accusation, or any form of blame. True honesty is the willingness to stand completely exposed, allowing the world to do what it may, and say what it will, only so you may know who you are - beyond all ideas.”