Certein bodies... become luminous when heated. Their luminosity disappears after some time, but the capacity of becoming luminous afresh through heat is restored to them by the action of a spark, and also by the action of radium.

Knowing hot to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.

Bell Hooks

In a world in which the total of human knowledge is doubling about every ten years, our security can rest only on our ability to learn.

Nathaniel Branden

Dad was just an emotional wreck. He was drinking a lot of the time, he was smoking a lot of pot. And because he takes certain medications, the drinking was making him... you know, he wasn't even present, really.

Jack Osbourne

No one chooses to raise children alone.

Erykah Badu

The text is merely one of the contexts of a piece of literature, its lexical or verbal one, no more or less important than the sociological, psychological, historical, anthropological or generic.

Leslie Fiedler

When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.

John Donne

Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst.

Lin Yutang

The life of man is a struggle on earth. But without a cross, without a struggle, we get nowhere. The victory will be ours if we continue our efforts courageously, even when at times they appear futile.

Boniface Wimmer

I think the family movie is very important to everybody right now.

Jackie Chan

The unhappiest people in this world, are those who care the most about what other people think.

C. JoyBell C.

Emotional truths can sometimes be conveyed more effectively, more compellingly, through fiction.

Diana Ossana

When asked what he would do if he only had six months to live: Type faster.

Isaac Asimov