“No, there's going to be no even tenor with me. The more uneven it is the happier I shall be. And when my time comes to die, I'll be able to die happy, for I will have done and seen and heard and experienced all the joy, pain, thrills — every emotion that any human ever had — and I'll be especially happy if I am spared a stupid, common death in bed.” IfsHumansDoneAblePainJoyDiesCommonEmotionHeardStupidBedMy TimeTenors Author:Richard Halliburton
“Let those who wish have their respectability- I wanted freedom, freedom to indulge in whatever caprice struck my fancy, freedom to search in the farthermost corners of the earth for the beautiful, the joyous, and the romantic.” WantedEarthBeautifulWishCornersFancyIndulgeJoyousIndulge InRespectabilityCaprice Book:THE ROYAL ROAD TO ROMANCE Source: THE ROYAL ROAD TO ROMANCE
“The Vagabond life is the logical life to lead if one seeks the intimate knowledge of the world we were seeking.” IfsWorldLife IsSeekingIntimateLogicalKnowledge Of The WorldVagabonds Author:Richard Halliburton
“Youth -- nothing else worth having in the world...and I had youth, the transitory, the fugitive, now, completely and abundantly. Yet what was I going to do with it? Certainly not squander its gold on the commonplace quest for riches and respectability, and then secretly lament the price that had to be paid for these futile ideals. Let those who wish have their respectability -- I wanted freedom, freedom to indulge in whatever caprice struck my fancy, freedom to search in the farthermost corners of the earth for the beautiful, the joyous and the romantic.” WorldWantedEarthBeautifulWishYouthIdealsGoldPaidCornersRichesFancyQuestsIndulgeJoyousCommonplaceIndulge InLamentTransitoryRespectabilityFugitiveCaprice Author:Richard Halliburton
“I know what I liked as a child, and I don’t do any book that I, as a child, wouldn’t have liked.” KnowsChildrenBook Author:H. A. Rey
“I've been on Prozac for 12 years and I'm off it now. I know what it feels like to be excited and sad again. I haven't felt like this in 12 years; I'm like a giddy little kid.” KnowsFeelsYearsLittlesKidsFeltHavensExcitedLittle KidGiddyProzac Author:Jonathan Davis
“William Stillman continues his fascinating exploration of the myriad connections between autism and human personality. The Soul of Autism makes a strong case for why we should embrace rather than fear the differences between us.” ShouldHumansSoulStrongDifferencesCasesPersonalityConnectionsEmbraceFascinatingExplorationAutismHuman Personality Author:Dean Hamer
“In the face of uncertainty, there is nothing wrong with hope.” FacesUncertaintyHopeful Author:O. Carl Simonton