Wonder Woman is a lame superhero. She flies around in her invisible jet and her weaponry is a lasso that makes you tell the truth. I just don't get it.

Silence is the universal refuge, the sequel to all dull discourses and all foolish acts, a balm to our every chagrin, as welcome after satiety as after disappointment; that background which the painter may not daub, be he master or bungler, and which, however awkward a figure we may have made in the foreground, remains ever our inviolable asylum, where no indignity can assail, no personality can disturb us.

Henry David Thoreau

Being fired was the best luck of my life. It made me stop and reflect. It was the birth of my life as a writer.

Jose Saramago

The history of art is the history of revivals.

Samuel Butler

Only an obstinate prejudice about this period (which I will presently try to account for) could blind us to a certain change which comes over the merely literary texts as we pass from the Middle Ages to the sixteenth century.

C.S. Lewis

I daresay one good concert justifies a week of satisfaction at home.

Robert Plant

When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.

Marcus Aurelius

I'm inspired by the sheer ingenuity and intelligence possessed by my fellow band mates.

Brad Delson

The way of truth is along the path of intellectual sincerity.

Henry Smith Pritchett

Trust me that as I ignore all law to help the slave, so will I ignore it all to protect an enslaved woman.

Susan B. Anthony

Pain adds rest unto pleasure, and teaches the luxury of health.

Martin Tupper

Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded...

Audre Lorde

The strokes of the pen need deliberation as much as the sword needs swiftness.

Julia Ward Howe