They deem me mad for I will not sell my days for gold; I deem them mad for they think my days have a price. Kahlil Gibran Lebanese artist & poet in US (1883 - 1931) The world has changed.<br> I see it in the water. <br> I feel it in the Earth. <br> I smell it in the air. <br> Much that once was is lost, <br> For none now live who remember it. J. R. R. Tolkien British scholar & fantasy novelist (1892 - 1973) "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. US black civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 - 1968) There is only one way to hurt someone who has lost everything -- give him back something broken. Stephen R. Donaldson, The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant The beauty of religious mania is that it has the power to explain everything. Once God (or Satan) is accepted as the first cause of everything which happens in the mortal world, nothing is left to chance... logic can be happily tossed out the window. Stephen King US horror novelist & screenwriter (1947 - ) There is no such thing as justice--in or out of court. Clarence Darrow US defense lawyer (1857 - 1938) Disgust with dirt can be so great that it prevents us from cleaning ourselves - from "justifying" ourselves. Friedrich Nietzsche, Aphorisms in Beyond Good and Evil German philosopher (1844 - 1900) The higher a man gets, the smaller he seems to those who cannot fly. Friedrich Nietzsche German philosopher (1844 - 1900) The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good. Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom, 1647 Where they have burned books, they will end in burning human beings.<br> (Dort, wo man Bücher verbrennt, verbrennt man am Ende auch Menschen) Heinrich Heine, From his play Almansor (1821) German critic & poet (1797 - 1856) |