Life is an offensive, directed against the repetitious mechanism of the Universe.

In necessary things, unity; in doubtful things, liberty; in all things, charity.

Anne Baxter

Clary made fun of him about his new look; but, then, Clary found everything about Simon's love life borderline hilarious.

Cassandra Clare

Monsters are real, and ghosts are real too. They live inside us, and sometimes, they win.

Stephen King

I wished, by treating Psychology like a natural science, to help her to become one.

William James

America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance.

Mohamed El-Erian

Down to Gehenna or up to the Throne, He travels the fastest who travels alone.

Rudyard Kipling

I knew that I would know more dead people. The bodies pile up. Could there be a space in my memory for each of them, or would I forget a little of Alaska every day for the rest of my life?

John Green

If I was designing a web site for elementary school children, I might have a much higher percentage of older computers with outdated browsers since keeping up with browser and hardware technology has not traditionally been a strong point of most elementary schools.

Mike Davidson

But now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird.

Audrey Niffenegger

Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of the other.

Ambrose Bierce

Like any business, the oil industry runs on the basic premise of supply and demand. The more supply - the lower the price. The higher the demand - the higher price. In other words, the more people who can buy oil, the higher the price of oil.

Ron Wyden

Practical politics consists in ignoring facts.

Henry Adams