"It was apparent that many of the speeds used in the estimates were too large. The scale guiding wind speeds wasn't in tune with reality."

“The mightiest prayers are often those drenched with the Word of God.”

Source : Herbert Lockyer (1990). “All the Prayers of the Bible”, p.136, Harper Collins

“Only write to me, write to me, I love to see the hop and skip and sudden starts of your ink.”

“Read like mad. But try to do it analytically - which can be hard, because the better and more compelling a novel is, the less conscious you will be of its devices. It's worth trying to figure those devices out, however: they might come in useful in your own work.”

Source : "Sarah Waters's rules for writers". www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2010.

“I watch a lot of television. I always have.”

“We mothers are learning to mark our mothering success by our daughters' lengthening flight.”

Source : Letty Cottin Pogrebin (1983). “Family politics: love and power on an intimate frontier”, McGraw-Hill Companies

“We, in our Province, are beginning to realize and appreciate that our slowness in keeping up with our North American neighbours may well have been a blessing in disguise.”

“The essential challenge is to transform the isolation and self-interest within our communities into connectedness and caring for the whole.”

Source : Peter Block (2009). “Community: The Structure of Belonging”, p.14, Berrett-Koehler Publishers

“Jerry Bruckheimer really is an executive producer, who obviously is the most successful producer in the history of film and television.”

Source : "Interview: DARK BLUE Stars Dylan McDermott, Logan Marshall-Green, Nicki Aycox, and Omari Hardwick". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 15, 2009.