"He had that curious love of green, which in individuals is always the sign of a subtle artistic temperament, and in nations is said to denote a laxity, if not a decadence of morals."

“Statistics are there to be broken.”

“Nothing nice you ever do for anyone is for no reason.”

Source : Wendy Mass (2011). “11 Birthdays: A Wish Novel”, p.240, Scholastic Inc.

“The gratification of helping others is a very American tradition and a Judeo-Christian tradition. Now it is great to see young people creating funds and giving back in all sorts of productive ways. It's a terrifically satisfying thing.”

Source : "Using My Passion To Help Find A Cure" by Evelyn Lauder, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2007.

“If such a thing had happened once, it must surely have happened many times in this galaxy of a hundred billion suns.”

“I'll just tell you the way it is. You ask me what time it is and I'm gonna tell you how to build a clock.”

“I think my parents were happy that I'd gone to university and gotten a degree in history so they thought, 'Well if acting doesn't work for him, he can always become a history teacher or something.' Fortunately, the acting worked out.”

“He says the best way out is always through. / And I can agree to that, or in so far / As that I can see no way out but through”

“With relationships, I always had a reason why some time in the future would be better for me than it was that day. When I was fat, I thought I'd feel pretty when I was thin, and when I was thin, I thought I'd be happier if I was more toned and muscular and had more money to look more coordinated. I wasn't comfortable in my own skin unless there was a man there to tell me just how radiant that skin looked. I was a victim of low self-esteem and had the Soon syndrome bad. I was running toward a brighter future, unaware of the mirages I'd created in the distance.”