The strength of a mans virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts. – Blaise Pascal
Vanity is so secure in the heart of man that everyone wants to be admired: even I who write this, and you who read this. – Blaise Pascal
In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t. – Blaise Pascal
Men often take their imagination for their heart and they believe they are converted as soon as they think of being converted. – Blaise Pascal
This is not simply a story about a frog and a prince. A story about a frog would be biological. A story about a prince would be historical. But a story about a frog-prince is magical, and therein lies all the difference. – Jane Yolen, Touch Magic: Fantasy, Faerie and Folklore in the Literature of Child