Television, despite its enormous presence, turns out to have added pitifully few lines to the communal memory.

In life, the hardest decisions often have to be made more than once. But each time, it gets easier.

Matthew J. Kirby

Then he heard a terrible cry that pulled at his insides, that expressed agony of a kind that neither flame nor curse could cause, and he stood up, swaying, more frightened than he had been that day, more frightened, perhaps, than he had been in his whole life...

J.K. Rowling

Civilization -- a heap of rubble scavenged by scrawny English Lit. vultures.

Malcolm Muggeridge

Until you've been in politics you've never really been alive; it's rough and sometimes it's dirty and it's always hard work and tedious details. But, it's the only sport for grown-ups all other games are for kids.

Source Unknown

A bore is a man who has nothing to say and says it anyway.

Source Unknown

Beauty is that which is simultaneously attractive and sublime.

Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

Those who are successful give credit to their mistakes and give them a polished new name, experience.

Steve Maraboli

A good thing to remember is somebody's got it a lot worse than we do.

Joel Osteen

One chance, One life. Make it or screw it up, it's your choice. Don't wait to long or your time will be up.

Stephen Burt

I'm constantly pitching one episode where we see life through Castle's eyes. I think Castle's just a little off as far as his perception goes. A very, very clever man, but I want to see the world as Castle sees it - kind of a rose-colored glasses, all the women find him irresistible, all the guys find him super cool and do whatever he says.

Nathan Fillion

True love comes quietly, without banners or flashing lights. If you hear bells, get your ears checked.

Erich Segal

Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.

Jean Cocteau, "New York WorldTel