He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold. – Herodotus
If we could read the secret history of our enemies we should find in each mans life sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A John Updike is a once-in-a-generation phenomenon, if that generation is lucky: so comfortable in so many genres, the same lively, generous intelligence suffusing all he did. – George Saunders
What people dont understand about Sarah Palin is that she is a ranchers wife. From Alberta down to Texas Ive known women like that: good common sense, bright and vilified by city people. – Robert Duvall
