On comfort.

But I don't want comfort. I want poetry. I want danger. I want freedom. I want goodness. I want sin.
-Brave new world

On Luck.

Luck, they say, has a peculiar habit of favoring those who don't depend on it.

On Strength

“Why do people say “grow some balls”? Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough, grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”

- Betty White

Happy Ending?

There are no happy endings.
Endings are the saddest part,
So just give me a happy middle
And a very happy start.

 -Shel Silverstein

Love

And love is a word used too much and much too soon.
- from the world wide web

Being alone

Language has created the word 'Loneliness' to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word 'Solitude' to express the glory of being alone.
-Paul Tillich

From Steve Mccurry's amazing blog
http://stevemccurry.wordpress.com/2012/05/17/solitude-and-silence-2/

Words

Where can I find a man who has forgotten words?
I'd like to have a word with him.
-Chuang Tzu

From the book 'Married to Bhutan'