"Science is not wisdom."

--

Fulton J. Sheen

“As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.”

Source : "Shakespeare and me: Zoe Wanamaker" by Shahesta Shaitly, www.theguardian.com. June 30, 2012.
“A thirteen-year-old is a kaleidoscope of different personalities, if not in most ways a mere figment of her own imagination. At that age, what and who you are depends largely on what book you happen to be reading at the moment.”

Source : Jessica Mitford (1960). “Hons and Rebels”
“Walnuts have a shell, and they have a kernel. Religions are the same. They have an essence, but then they have a protective coating. This is not the only way to put it. But it's my way. So the kernels are the same. However, the shells are different.”
“Appreciation is the highest form of prayer, for it acknowledges the presence of good wherever you shine the light of your thankful thoughts.”
“Virtue is despotic; life, reputation, every earthly good, must be surrendered at her voice. The law may seem hard, but it is the guardian of what it commands; and is the only sure defence of happiness.”
“Flying used to be so great but now it's more of a trial.”
“Hear from the heart wordless mysteries.”
“One of the absolute rules I learned in the war was, don't know anything you don't need to know, because if you ever get caught they will get it out of you.”

Source : "To Save a Life: Stories of Holocaust Rescue" edited by Ellen Land-Weber, Part I, Holland, Ch. 1, (p. 50), 2000.

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