And what is liberty, whose very name makes the heart beat faster and shakes the world? Is it not the union of all liberties - liberty of conscience, of education, of association, of the press, of travel, or labor, or trade?

So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.

Virginia Woolf

America is another name for opportunity.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Boys are beyond the range of anybody's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

James Thurber

Secrecy is the chastity of friendship.

Jeremy Taylor

Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self, it's no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, Joy is not in things, it is in us.

Joan Borysenko

The only way to speak the truth is to speak lovingly.

Henry David Thoreau

In discussions around the hiring and firing of Black faculty at universities, the charge is frequently heard that Black women are more easily hired than are Black men.

Audre Lorde

Men. You can't live with them...and you can't legally shoot them. I tossed out my husband eight years ago and got a llama instead. Best decision I ever made.

Jodi Picoult

The command of our language is crucial to focusing our thoughts and communicating them with precision to others.

Felix Alba-Juez

Greed probably figures in my intellectual life as well, as I attempt to absorb a massive amount of information with consequent mental indigestion.

Etty Hillesum

Take pride in your work at all times. Remember, respect for an umpire is created off the field as well as on.

Ford Frick

Consciousness is only possible through change; change is only possible through movement.

Aldous Huxley