"Life is precious, do not waste it doing anything that your heart does not respect or agree with."

“We think we can't survive without deficit spending - but we soon won't be able to survive with deficit spending, either.”

“I'm sure many people who discover they are destined to be athletes before they know what kind, go through a period of revelation... when they realise instinctively that this is their game... I think I realised that those first couple of summers in Barellan when the War Memorial Tennis Club became my playground.”

“Recognizing the absurdity of life is also a way of surviving.”

“He considered her seriously. "Well. And that's easy," he said. "My Grace will protect me from him, And I'll protect you. You'll be safe with me, Katsa.”

“You may think pain is a barricade to success, but it's usually a bridge.”

“Every moment a beginning. Every moment an end.”

Source : Mark Salzman (2003). “Lying Awake: A Novel”, p.3, Vintage

“She who succeeds in gaining the mastery of the bicycle will gain the mastery of life.”

“Because people of color will definitely, definitely become the power base in the Western Hemisphere.”