Human nature is fond of novelty.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

From the end spring new beginnings.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

In wine, there's truth.

Whether you are at play in the fields of the Lord or standing next to home plate squinting at the popping pitcher, that sudden, immediate knowing can also help you envision the outcome.

They use fear to control us, they control us to make us afraid. One more reason to be brave.

You restored me to the concept of home.

Because the sad fact is that the Enron Corporation and others manipulated with unfortunately great effect the energy market in the West Coast starting in 2000.

Taxonomy is described sometimes as a science and sometimes as an art, but really it’s a battleground.

I like so much wearing heels, legs look so much better, everything looks better. But it's only recently I've had the courage to do that.

Sloth, not ill-will, makes me unjust.

Paradise is to be the ultimate instrument, fulfilling God's desperate intent that we love each other.

Curiosity begins as an act of tearing to pieces or analysis.

Excellence isn't about meeting the spec, it's about setting the spec.