"Why read? Because books are precious guides to our humanity—civilization’s backbone—that tenuous ridgeline that allows us to climb above the jungle and see what the horizon has to offer. Thus they represent the yearning to go beyond, to explore. Yet they are also human-sized . . ."
Carew Papritz
"If roses did not suffer thorns on their journey to beauty, they would lose out on becoming masterpieces."
Anonymous
"Light chases away darkness."
Anasazi Foundation
"Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust."
Shelley Long
"A good book, he had concluded, leaves you wanting to reread the book. A great book compels you to reread your own soul. Such books were for him rare and, as he aged, rarer. Still he searched, one more Ithaca for which he was forever bound."
Richard Flanagan
"Don't plead with anyone if you were not at fault, you'll only look inferior, stupid and funny, bolster your ego by doing the undoing."
Michael Bassey Johnson
"What so tedious as a twice-told tale?"
Alexander Pope
"So to recap: we may or may not be going to war with Iraq because Saddam may or may not have weapons of mass destruction, which he may or may not use, or pass to other terrorists groups with whom he may or may not have links."
Rory Bremner
"What a thing it is to have music that plays your terrible thoughts. I imagined that one piece could drive more delicate women than myself to insanity."
Jackie Kay
"Beauty can make a woman rich, but if she relies solely on her looks to get by, she'll always remain under a man's thumb."
Ma Jian
"Sacred knowledge of the cosmos seems to be hidden within our souls and is shown within our artwork and creative expressions."
Nikki Shiva
"Dominicans are in fact, Haitians by default.Since the natives named the whole island named Haïti, stop being a dolt."
Ricardo Derose
"What might be considered loyalty in onesociety might not necessarily be the same for another."
Gloria D. Gonsalves
"My understanding is that what was provided was general order of battle information, not operational intelligence. I certainly have no knowledge of US participation in preparing battle and strike packages and doubt strongly that that occurred."
Frank Carlucci
"Random lines, Beyond the Darkness: 'Playing 'tag, you're it' against a car is a bad idea."
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