"To live is to change, to acquire the words of a story, and that is the only celebration we mortals really know. In perfect stillness, frankly, I've only found sorrow." (
The Poisonwood Bible, page 385)
"To be a great person is not necessarily the same thing as being a good person." (King Leopold II, from
Biography magazine)
"Life begins at conversation." (Anna Quindlen,
Newsweek)