"The stronger the identity, the more it imprisons, the more it resists expansion, interpretation, renewal, contradiction."

“Purple's my favorite color.”

Source : Source: www.marieclaire.com

“Breaking my neck was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have an Olympic medal. I've been to so many countries I would never have been, met so many people I would never have met. I've done more in the chair, ... than a whole hell of a lot of people who aren't in chairs.”

“But make no mistake: the weeds will win: nature bats last.”

Source : Robert Michael Pyle (1986). “Wintergreen: Rambles in a Ravaged Land”, Scribner

“England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe.”

Source : Albert Bushnell Hart, Ph.D. (1909). “Epochs of American History”

“Except a living man, there is nothing more wonderful than a book.”

“I love my job. It's such a privilege to be able to play such complicated characters. Growing up, I wanted to be a billion different things. I realized in order for that to happen, I don't have to be them all because the characters I want to play require such research and such a transformation to make that work - that's something that I love doing.”

Source : "Ashley Bell: Passion for a Skill". Interview with Robert Piper, www.marandapleasantmedia.com.

“Offended people still may experience miracles, words of utterance, strong preaching, and healing in their lives. But these are gifts of the Spirit, not fruits. We will be judged according to fruit, not gifting. A gift is given. Fruit is cultivated.”

Source : John Bevere (2014). “The Bait of Satan, 20th Anniversary Edition: Living Free from the Deadly Trap of Offense”, p.60, Charisma Media

“Nothing is more common than for persons to hate those whom they have injured.”

Source : Charlotte Lennox (1762). “Sophia”, p.136