Strangers who have seen Shaw face to face are wont to report their surprise at his gentleness and consideration, his willingness to listen and his complete lack of pose.

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti.

If it were possible to talk to the unborn, one could never explain to them how it feels to be alive, for life is washed in the speechless real.

The danger that may really threaten (crime fiction) is that soon there will be more writers than readers

Political correctness does not legislate tolerance; it only organizes hatred.

Teaching is not a lost art, but the regard for it is a lost tradition.

In teaching you cannot see the fruit of a day's work. It is invisible and remains so, maybe for twenty years.

The truth is, when all is said and done, one does not teach a subject, one teaches a student how to learn it.

If civilization has risen from the Stone Age, it can rise again from the Wastepaper Age.

Whoever wants to know the heart and mind of America had better learn baseball, the rules and realities of the game - and do it by watching first some high school or small-town teams.

Universities incline wits to sophistry and affectation.

We have a lot of questions, and we want to understand.Music helps with that .Music helps with everything.

There's a fine edge to new grief, it severs nerves, disconnects reality--there's mercy in a sharp blade. Only with time, as the edge wears, does the real ache begin.

It was an impossible achievement but that didn't stop me from trying and having fun.

The honey is sweet, but the Bee stings.

The gospel tells that our Judge has become our Savior.

You don't get anywhere without saying yes.

Menny think tha luv their husbands almost tew deth, when in fack, tha are only jealous ov them.

I think I'm brave because I've made decisions based - I hope not entirely selfishly - on what I think is right for me to do next.

Oh you two look delicious," Bast said, licking her lips. "No, no-er, I mean wonderful. Now, off you go!

Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.