Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol