A precious liquid, a poison dearer than that of the Borgias — because it is made from our blood, our health, our sleep, and two-thirds of our love — we must be stingy with it. – Charles Baudelaire, “Advice to Young Writers,” 1867
He was the product of an English public school and university. He was, moreover, a modern product of those seats of athletic exercise. He had little education and highly developed muscles — that is to say, he was no scholar, but essentially a gentleman. – H. Seton Merriman
I think the advent of the Internet gave us all a big boost, because by the time the Internet became mainstream and you could get it in your home, a lot of us were used to dealing in fan culture, writing to magazines or anything at the back of comic books. – Kevin Smith
Wherever I look, I see signs of the commandment to honor ones parents and nowhere of a commandment that calls for the respect of a child. – Alice Miller