Our nature lies in movement; complete calm is death.
—Blaise Pascal, c. 1640
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Conjecturing a Climate
Of unsuspended Suns –
Adds poignancy to Winter
Whoever has died is freed from sin.
—St. Paul, c. 50Sex is more exciting on the screen and between the pages than between the sheets.
—Andy Warhol, 1975Whatsoever was the father of a disease, an ill diet was the mother.
—George Herbert, 1651Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
—Benjamin Franklin, 1755Those who believe in freedom of the will have never loved and never hated.
—Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach, 1893I must be a mermaid, Rango. I have no fear of depths and a great fear of shallow living.
—Anaïs Nin, 1950Speech is the mirror of the soul; as a man speaks, so is he.
—Publilius Syrus, c. 50 BCNowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.
—G.C. Lichtenberg, c. 1780Usually speaking, the worst-bred person in company is a young traveler just returned from abroad.
—Jonathan Swift, c. 1730The waters are nature’s storehouse, in which she locks up her wonders.
—Izaak Walton, 1653Everyone else is represented in Washington by a rich and powerful lobby, it seems. But there is no lobby for the people.
—Shirley Chisholm, 1970