The years like great black oxen tread the world, and God, the herdsman goads them on behind, and I am broken by their passing feet. – William Butler Yeats
Language, never forget, is more fashion than science, and matters of usage, spelling, and pronunciation tend to wander around like hemlines. – Bill Bryson, The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way, 1990
As a kid I wanted to write science fiction, and I was never without a book. Later I really got into being a scientist and never thought Id be writing novels. – Daniel H. Wilson
Clearly older women and especially older women who have led an active life or elder women who successfully maneuver through their own family life have so much to teach us about sharing, patience, and wisdom. – Alice Walker
If a cow walked into this room, Id probably walk out. I could milk it, but my dad never forced me to do a lot of chores like that, mostly because he loved doing it himself. – Stuart Appleby
