I go about looking at horses and cattle. They eat grass, make love, work when they have to, bear their young. I am sick with envy of them. – Sherwood Anderson
…I heard a neigh. Oh, such a brisk and melodious neigh as that was! My very heart leaped with delight at the sound. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Chimæra," A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boy
A mind devoid of prepossessions is likely to be devoid of all mental furniture. And the historian who thinks that he can clean his mind as he would a slate with a wet sponge, is ignorant of the simplest facts of mental life. – Allen Johnson, The Historian and Historical Evidence
I did direct two short movies. I learned many things, and one of the things I learned was that I am not a director. It has to be visceral, and its not for me. I feel much more comfortable acting. – Vincent Cassel
When families are strong and stable, so are children – showing higher levels of wellbeing and more positive outcomes. But when things go wrong – either through family breakdown or a damaged parental relationship – the impact on a childs later life can be devastating. – Iain Duncan Smith