While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it. – Samuel Johnson
The turning point in the process of growing up is when you discover the core of strength within you that survives all hurt. – Max Lerner, The Unfinished Country, 1950
I wrote a novel for my degree, and Im very happy I didnt submit that to a publisher. I sympathize with my professors who had to read it. – David Eddings
I mean, yeah, Im sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I dont think its all that different than the American sense of humor. – Simon Pegg
Be careful to leave your sons well instructed rather than rich, for the hopes of the instructed are better than the wealth of the ignorant. – Epictetus