I am a man, and alive.... For this reason I am a novelist. And being a novelist, I consider myself superior to the saint, the scientist, the philosopher, and the poet, who are all great masters of different bits of man alive, but never get the whole hog. ~D.H. Lawrence, preface to Shestov, All Things Are Possible, 1938
Our new Constitution is now established, and has an appearance that promises permanency; but in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. ~Benjamin Franklin
You cannot plough a field by turning it over in your mind. ~Author Unknown
Faith is believing that the outcome will be what it should be, no matter what it is. ~Colette Baron-Reid
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein. ~Proverb
What shall I say to you? What can I say
Men are clinging to football on a level we aren't even aware of. For centuries, we ruled everything, and now, in the last ten minutes, there are all these incursions by women. It's our Alamo. ~Tony Kornheiser
If you get melted chocolate all over your hands, you're eating it too slowly. ~Author Unknown
I really don't think I need buns of steel. I'd be happy with buns of cinnamon. ~Ellen DeGeneres
Yes, we love peace, but we are not willing to take wounds for it, as we are for war. ~John Andrew Holmes, Wisdom in Small Doses
If you ever find happiness by hunting for it, you will find it, as the old woman did her lost spectacles, safe on her own nose all the time. ~Josh Billings
While the rhythm of running emphasizes a downward motion, the upward motion of skipping defies gravity and elevates my mood in the process. ~Susan Reineck, as posted on iskip.com
Walking through puddles is my favorite metaphor for life. ~Jessi Lane Adams
A kiss makes the heart young again and wipes out the years. ~Rupert Brooke
The best way to break a bad habit is to drop it. ~Leo Aikman
You're only as young as the last time you changed your mind. ~Timothy Leary
Poetry is the art of uniting pleasure with truth. ~Samuel Johnson
That which distinguishes this day from all others is that then both orators and artillerymen shoot blank cartridges. ~John Burroughs, Journal
It's not a slam at you when people are rude - it's a slam at the people they've met before. ~F. Scott Fitzgerald
I never drink coffee at lunch. I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon. ~Ronald Reagan
Gravity is love and every turn is a leap of faith. ~Author Unknown
Food for thought is no substitute for the real thing. ~Walt Kelly
The tendinous part of the mind, so to speak, is more developed in winter; the fleshy, in summer. I should say winter had given the bone and sinew to literature, summer the tissues and the blood. ~John Burroughs
You should always believe all you read in the newspapers, as this makes them more interesting. ~Rose Maccaulay
