Man never knows what he wants; he aspires to penetrate mysteries and as soon as he has, he wants to reestablish them. Ignorance irritates him and knowledge cloys. – Amiel, Journal, 1884
In this great age of communication, there a lot of people you cant actually understand. I know everyone tweets, and twits and texts and all that, but actually weve all got voices, and it is awfully nice to hear them and if you can understand what people are saying. – Penelope Keith
Family quarrels are bitter things. They dont go according to any rules. Theyre not like aches or wounds, theyre more like splits in the skin that wont heal because theres not enough material. – F. Scott Fitzgerald
