He had pulled out of that grief, eventually – out from under the suffocating weight of it. Suffering had formed him: made him silent and deliberate, thoughtful: deep.

And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death.

Always remember that we are here to be kind, loving, and forgiving. We are here to enjoy the abundant ecstasy of life.

You could not stop times from changing, his mother said, no more than you could stop the surf from rolling.

In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer.

I think there's a gigantic generation gap in terms of how people understand the Internet and how much they think technology is an important factor in social change.

If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will dominate the seventh rank, and pawns turn into queens.

I hope all of you will inherit and carry forward the fine traditions of China's religious circle in patriotism and religious piety and in upholding peace.

Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy and kindness.

By artist I mean of course everyone who has tried to create something which was not here before him, with no other tools and material than the uncommer-ciable ones of the human spirit.

I am always with London On Da Track, Wheezy, 808 Mafia Mike Will Made It, Ricky Racks.