No; we have been as usual asking the wrong question. It does not matter a hoot what the mockingbird on the chimney is singing. The real and proper question is: Why is it beautiful?

Ever since I was four years old, I loved making people smile, making them think, making them feel good, feel some kind of emotion.

Ann-Margret

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time, then I know it can't be much good.

TS (Thomas Stearns) Eliot, "New

It is vanity to desire a long life and to take no heed of a good life.

Thomas Kempis

To our Creator, a small detail is a big deal.

Todd Stocker

When mistrust comes in, love goes out.

Irish Sayings

I'm vegan on home base, but when I travel to other countries, I throw it all into the garbage.

Lake Bell

The first law of story-telling. Every man is bound to leave a story better than he found it.

Mrs. Humphrey Ward

That which is dreamed can never be lost, can never be undreamed.

Neil Gaiman

Ron's ears turned bright red and he become engrossed in a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his toe 'he must've known I'd run out on you'.'No', Harry corrected him, 'He must've known you'd always want to come back

J.K. Rowling

You know, it's ironic to me that Christians want to keep the Ten Commandments in our schools, because Christianity has abrogated four of the Ten Commandments. For example, the Sabbath day according to the Ten Commandments is Saturday, not Sunday. And the reason is because God rested, not because Jesus was resurrected.

Alan Dershowitz

Mr Lorry asks the witness questions:Ever been kicked? Might have been.Frequently? No. Ever kicked down stairs? Decidedly not; once received a kick at the top of a staircase, and fell down stairs of his own accord.

Charles Dickens

It's very strange that most people don't care if their knowledge of their family history only goes back three generations.

Doug Coupland