the captain is supposed to go down with the ship" . "unless the first mate knocks him out and throws him in a lifeboat

Unwinds didn't go out with a bang-they didn't even go out with a whimper. they went out with the silence of a candle flame pinched between two fingers.

The Bill of Life was signed, the Unwind Accord went into effect, and the war was over. Everyone was so happy to end the war, no one cared about the consequences

Fight, flight, and screw up royaly.

Small victories are bet­ter than none.

I'd rather be partly great than entirely useless.

Once in a while our school has half days, and the teachers spend the afternoon 'in service,' which I think must be a group therapy for having to deal with us.

(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?)

People would cheer throw confetti and then go about breaking the resolutions they had made only moments before.

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

It's called loitering, which is like littering with human beings as the trash.

It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.

Well for one, the 13th amendment to the constitution of the US which abolished slavery - did not abolish slavery for those convicted of a crime.

How can I be sure I've succeeded, if I can't remember what I was trying to do

All honor to the noble women that have devoted earnest lives to the intellectual needs of mankind!

What you are looking for is what is looking.

If we knew as much about heaven as God does, we would clap our hands every time a Christian dies.

Life breaks us all, but you're stronger in the places that were broken. Or you can essentially crumble, give up, and, you know, waste your life.

True religion and virtue give a cheerful and happy turn to the mind, admit of all true pleasures, and even procure for us the highest.

You have to find a small market in which you can get a monopoly and then quickly expand.

You can develop a burning desire to succeed. How? Keep your mind on the things you want and off the things you don't want.