The Shia fundamentalists in Iran lowered the age of consent to nine, perhaps in admiring emulation of the age of the youngest wife of the Prophet Muhammed.

The bonds of matrimony are like any other bonds - they mature slowly.

Peter De Vries

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

Eleanor Roosevelt

I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.

Wislawa Szymborska

People read the papers not in the hopes of learning something new, but in the expectation of being told what they already know. This is a form of living death. Its apotheosis is the daily poll in USA Today, which informs us what percentage of a small number of unscientifically selected people called a toll number to vote on questions that cannot possibly be responded to with a yes or no.

Roger Ebert

I will master something, then the creativity will come.

Japanese Proverb

Eternal principles that govern happiness apply equally to all.

Russell M. Nelson

I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character, Bev, was angry at the world. I'm the opposite. Inside my head I'd be like, God, I'll explain to you at the end of shooting that I'm not this person.

Drew Barrymore

You are protected, in short, by your ability to love!

J.K. Rowling

One must give himself completely to his art and not hold back. Throw caution to the wind. Embrace the muse. Make love to your art.

Harley King

He hates chess. He says it is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something clever when they are only wasting their time.

George Bernard Shaw

Don't give up your dreams.

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

Confucius