Countless communities have virtually outlawed unstructured outdoor nature play, often because of the threat of lawsuits, but also because of a growing obsession with order. Many parents now believe outdoor play is verboten even when it is not; perception is nine-tenths of the law. (Richard Louv, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder)
The geologic cycle is a bunch of balarky (Arthur C. Howard)
I tell people a lot of times, if you want to be a part of something, you never know, you kind of just have to be around. A lot of people don’t really have the patience for it, and they don’t stick around. Dre and I are still working together, and we have plenty of music for the future (Anderson Paak)
May you know, love, obey and serve the Lord with all your heart, soul and mind (Lailah Gifty Akita, Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind)
May the knowledge of the Gospel, the power of salvation transform our lives to walk in the light. (Lailah Gifty Akita)
I realized I was a teacher when I felt warm during class and got up to open the door. Later on there was noise in the hallway, so I got up and shut it. Students can’t open and close the door whenever they feel like it (David Sedaris, Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002)
I didn’t ask for your help,” I muttered, too exhausted to properly argue. “So fuck you.”An alarm bell went off in my head and I bit back a sigh. I swore I sensed the mischievous grin that inevitably crossed his lips.“I already did you.”It was going to be a long drive (Natasha McNeely, A Glimpse of The Dark)
Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees – Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
Laws … would be useless on the moon (George Fowler, A Flight to the Moon, Or, the Vision of Randalthus)
It was something he had always done – moved apart, so he could be alone and think things or a little (Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove)