"In a word I was a pioneer, and therefore had to blaze my own trail."

“The landscape should belong to the people who see it all the time.”

Source : Imamu Amiri Baraka (1966). “Home: Social Essays”, New York : Morrow

“It is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts.”

Source : Mikhail Botvinnik (2012). “Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games”, p.11, Courier Corporation

“Praise undeserved, is satire in disguise.”

“Woo your biggest fans. This rule says concentrate your efforts at understanding on the 2 percent of consumers that personally drive 20 percent of sales and invite their friends and colleagues to enjoy you.”

“People who are obsessed with God have an intimate relationship with Him. They are nourished by God's Word throughout the day because they know that forty minutes on Sunday is not enough to sustain them for a whole week, especially when they will encounter so many distractions and alternative messages.”

“It’s hard not to jump out instead of waiting to be found. It’s hard to be alone so long and then hear someone come around. It’s like some form of skin’s developed in the air that, rather than have torn, you tear. "Hide and Seek”

“The best heroes in the world are the reluctant ones. Courage isn't fearlessness - it's acting in the face of fear.”

“I sat on the bed. Neither of us said anything. I wasn't slick and sophisticated enough for this. What do you say to boyfriend A when he finds you naked in the bed of boyfriend B? Especially if boyfriend A turned into a monster the night before and ate someone. I bet Miss Manners didn't cover this at all.”