[L]et us linger awhile in the wonderful old Lilac walk. It is a glory of tender green and shaded amethyst and grateful hum of bees, the very voice of Spring. – Alice Morse Earle, “In Lilac Tide,” Old-Time Gardens Newly Set Forth, 1901
No one is moved to act, or resolves to speak a single word, who does not hope by means of this action or word to release anxiety from his spirit. – Ali ibn-Hazm
Some of the most amazing human beings on the face of the planet go to sci-fi conventions, although Im sure a few of them wouldnt admit it. – Richard Hatch