The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

Swiftly the brain becomes an enchanted loom, where millions of flashing shuttles weave a dissolving pattern-always a meaningful pattern-though never an abiding one.

Charles Sherrington

But Susan's thoughts were far removed from the political implications of Digital Fortress. She was still struggling to comprehend its existence. She'd spent her life breaking codes, firmly denying the existence of the ultimate code. She felt like an atheist coming face to face with God.

Dan Brown

Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes.

Lewis Grizzard

'Tis always morning somewhere in the world.

Richard Henry Horne

From a very early age, I made my decisions based on careers that I admire. The one thing that all the actresses I love have in common is that they have diversity in their careers.

Olivia Wilde

Teddy Roosevelt of course was a great outdoorsman all his life.

Gaylord Nelson

Sally In The Garden: Sally in the garden, Siftin' cinders, Lifted up her leg, And farted like a man, The bursting of her bloomers broke sixteen winders, The cheeks of her ass went (blam, blam, blam)

Kurt Vonnegut

It's an infernal nuisance to love Life as I do. I seem to love it more as time goes on rather than less. It never becomes a habit to me. It's always a marvel. I do hope I'll be able to keep in it long enough to do some really good work. I'm sick of people dying who promise well.

Katherine Mansfield

The beginning is the most important part of the work.

Plato

By the time the children go to bed, I am as drained as any mother who has spent her day working, car pooling, building Lego castles and shopping for the precisely correct soccer cleat.

Ayelet Waldman

The first rule of achieving goodness is this: think only about self-perfection.

Leo Tolstoy

When you're young you have no worries, no drama, only your imagination. It's the best!

Devon Werkheiser