In the country the darkness of night is friendly and familiar, but in a city, with its blaze of lights, it is unnatural, hostile and menacing. It is like a monstrous vulture that hovers, biding its time. – Somerset Maugham
Apologizing — a very desperate habit — one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., The Professor at the Breakfast-Table
In America, with all its evils and faults, you can still reach through the forest and see the sun. But we do not know yet whether the sun is rising or setting for our country. – Dick Gregory, 1964
