"A force engaged is out of the hand of its commander."

“science progresses by trial and error, and when it is forbidden to admit error there can be no progress.”

Source : Joan Robinson (1962). “Economic philosophy”, p.38, Transaction Publishers

“I'm not trying to write a bleak and blistering screed against American civilization. I'm writing something that I hope is fun and satirical and full of possibility.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com

“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.”

Source : Joyce Maynard (2010). “At Home in the World: A Memoir”, p.300, Macmillan

“Our only concern should be to keep the fight [for souls] aggressive and to win victory regardless of cost or sacrifice.”

“If I be waspish, best beware my sting.”

“There is no record in the history of a nation that ever gained anything valuable by being unable to defend itself.”

“I sort of feel I'm only as good as the last record I made. I was on as soon as I finish it I immediately put it aside and move on to the next project.”

Source : Source: brightestyoungthings.com

“I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers. I don't write to protect them. It's far too late for that. I write to give them weapons-in the form of words and ideas-that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.”