"…that's what old people are here for, — else their experience is of little use."

“. . perhaps the greatest satisfaction on the first day of the season is the knowledge in the evening that the whole of the rest of the season is to come.”

“The capacity you're thinking of is imagination; without it there can be no understanding, indeed no fiction.”

Source : William Trevor (1999). “Death in Summer”, p.144, Penguin

“I make all my decisions on intuition. But then, I must know why I made that decision. I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.”

“Training in compassion is a mental activity. but our mind should also be brought to the level where every action we take is influenced by compassion. That means engaging ourselves in compassion in action.”

“The very purpose of a Bill of Rights was to withdraw certain subjects from the vicissitudes of political controversy. One's right to life, liberty and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of worship and assembly may not be submitted to vote; they depend on no elections.”

“We can't achieve excellence through talent alone. Or merely by making technological improvements. We can't even buy our way to excellence, no matter how much money we have available to spend. More dollars will never do it. We have to develop a strong corporate conscience. Ethical muscle. And that doesn't happen by accident either.”

“Whether it means having a show, or a movie, or just being on a stage, I need an avenue to say what I have to say.”

“The best thing a mother can give her child is a happy and fulfilled mom. There are many paths to happiness and fulfillment--follow your heart and choose your own way.”

Source : Lisa Hammond (2004). “Dream Big: Finding the Courage to Follow Your Dreams and Laugh at Your Nightmares”, p.94, Conari Press