"A mother's love is like a fortress, And we seek protection there, When the waves of tribulation, Seem to drown us in despair."

“History is but the polemics of the victor.”

“The best defense is a good story.”

“I can conquer the world with one hand, as long as you are holding the other.”

“Power and beauty come from a very deep place.”

“I don't mean to be insolent. I'm truthful. I tell the truth and the truth sometimes hurts. For instance, you have bad breath, Lieutenant. I can smell it from here. It must offend a lot of people. That's the truth. But how many people have told you that? Instead, they either lie or try to avoid your company.”

Source : Robert Cormier (2013). “Tenderness”, p.32, Delacorte Books for Young Readers

“That is what is wrong with cold people. Not that they have ice in their souls - we all have a bit of that - but that they insist every word and deed mirror that ice. They never learn the beauty or value of gesture. The emotional necessity. For them, it is all honesty before kindness, truth before art. Love is art, not truth. It's like painting scenery.”

“Don't be in such a hurry.”

“I feel we're on pretty solid ground in interpreting orbit around the sun as the primary driving force behind ice-age glaciation. The relationship is just too clear and consistent to allow reasonable doubt.”

Source : "Despite Global Warming, Scientists Say to Expect Another Ice Age—In 5,000 Years". George Kukla's remarks at the international symposium convened by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, www.columbia.edu. February 25, 2000.