I love studying Ancient History and seeing how empires rise and fall, sowing the seeds of their own destruction.

Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.

Albert Einstein

Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

Douglas Adams

Arab nationalism in its traditional form was the way in which secular Arab Christians like Edward had found and kept a place for themselves, while simultaneously avoiding the charge of being too 'Western.' It was very noticeable among the Palestinians that the most demonstrably 'extreme' nationalists and Marxists were often from Christian backgrounds. George Habash and Nayef Hawatmeh used to be celebrated examples of this phenomenon, long before anyone had heard of the cadres of Hamas, or Islamic Jihad. There was an element of overcompensation involved, or so I came to suspect.

Christopher Hitchens

With every fragment of rock that fall from me, I can hear the voice of Marianne Engle. I love you. Aishiteru. Ego amo te. Ti amo. Eg elska pig. Ich liebe dich. It is moving across time, coming to me in every language of the world, and it sounds like pure love.

Andrew Davidson

A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and and not by a but.

John Berger, Why Look at Animals

It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these

Neil Gaiman

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned while young to hope, to love - and to put its trust in life.

Joseph Conrad

I know I'm not a wordsmith. And I don't write poetry. Sometimes I think I should, because it's really helpful. But I always wanted to write novels.

Candace Bushnell

Scientific work must not be considered from the point of view of the direct usefulness of it. It must be done for itself, for the beauty of science, and then there is always the chance that a scientific discovery may become like the radium, a benefit

Marie Curie

No creo que se pueda conseguir que la gente sea buena a base de amenazas.

Cassandra Clare

Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships the poor man everywhere lies low.

Ovid

The greatest act of faith is when a man understands he is not God.

Oliver Wendell Holmes