"The period of debate is closed. Arms, as a last resource, must decide the contest."

“I think if the general exodus that seems to be going on occurs it's going to be a disaster,.”

“Music should be your escape.”

“It's a scary thing; moving on. Part of me wishes life were more predictable and part of me is excited that it's not. I think it's impossible to tell the good things from the bad things while they're happening.”

Source : Chris Crutcher (1995). “Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes”, Laurel Leaf

“I am a very bottom-up thinker.”

Source : "Unix and Beyond: An Interview with Ken Thompson". Computer 32 (5), (pp. 58-64), May 1999.

“Certainly the heart has always something to tell about the future to those who listen to it. But what does the heart know? Scarce a little of what has already happened.”

Source : Alessandro Manzoni (1962). “The Betrothed, "I Promessi Sposi": A Tale of XVII Century Milan”

“If love wants you; if you've been melted down to stars, you will love with lungs and gills; with feathers and scales; with warm blood and cold.”

Source : Anne Michaels (2009). “Skin Divers”, p.20, McClelland & Stewart

“Happiness is the lucky pane of glass you carry in your head. It takes all your cunning just to hang on to it, and once it's smashed you have to move into a different sort of life.”

Source : "Unless". Book by Carol Shields, www.theguardian.com. April 30, 2002.

“Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models.”