Quote from P.G.Wodehouse

It's the bungled crime that brings remorse.-P.G.Wodehouse,LOVE AMONG THE CHICKENS.

Quote from June Callwood

If any of you happens to see an injustice,you are no longer a spectator,you are a participant,and you have an obligation to do something.-June Callwood

Quote on food

Food,one assumes,provides nourishment but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to improve its appearance and delay its putrefaction.-John Cage(1912-1992),American avant-garde composer.

Quote from Jeff Bezos

Life's too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful.-Jeff Bezos

Quote from Tim Fargo

Chemistry is great,but eventually your relationship moves out of the laboratory.-Tim Fargo

Quote from Ogden Nash

One man's remorse is another man's reminiscence.-Ogden Nash(1902-1971)

Quote from Theodore Parker

Remorse is the pain of sin.-Theodore Parker

Quote on remorse

Remorse is a violent dyspepsia of the mind.-Ogden Nash

Quote on kittens and puppies

Confront a child,a puppy,and a kitten with a sudden danger;the child will turn instinctively for assistance,the puppy will grovel in abject submission,the kitten will brace its tiny body for a frantic resistance.-H.L.Munro(Saki),(1870-1916)

Quote on platitudes

A platitude is simply a truth repeated till people get tired of hearing it.-Stanley Baldwin(1867-1947)

Quote from Stanley Baldwin

The attainment of an ideal is often the beginning of a disillusion.-Stanley Baldwin(1867-1947).

Great quote on ignorance

His ignorance covers the world like a blanket,and there's scarcely a hole in it anywhere.-Mark Twain

Quote from Stanley Baldwin

I am one of those who would rather sink with faith than swim without it.-Stanley Baldwin

Great quote from George Bernard Shaw

When a man wants to murder a tiger he calls it sport;when a tiger wants to murder him he calls it ferocity.-George Bernard Shaw,playwright.

Quote from William Faulkner

I'm glad I haven't got the sort of conscience I 've got to nurse like a sick puppy all the time.-William Faulkner(1897-1962).

Quote from Brooke Shields

Don't waste a minute not being happy.If one window closes,run to the next window-or break down a door.-Brooke Shields

Interesting quote from Josh Billings

A puppy plays with every pup he meets,but an old dog has few associates.-Josh Billings(1818-1885)

Former name of Rue Le Caron in Montreal

Rue Le Caron in Cote St.Paul,Montreal was formerly known as First Avenue.

Quote on Alcohol

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself,undisturbed by the facts.-Finley Peter Dunne(1867-1936),American journalist and author.

Quote on schools

Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's a valid part of any endeavour,not just writing.-Roddy Doyle(born 1958)

Interesting quote from Demetri Martin

But I found that disappointing people is a good thing,because disapproval is freedom.-Demetri Martin(b.1973)

Quote from Robert Jordan

When you knew you were going to hang,the only thing to do was grin at the noose.-Robert Jordan,CROSSROADS OF TWILIGHT.

Another quote from Demetri Martin

When you have a fat friend there are no see-saws,only catapults.-Demetri Martin(born 1973).

Quote from Demetri Martin

The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.-Demetri Martin

Quote from Melba Colgrove

Joy is the feeling of grinning inside.-Melba Colgrove

Quote from Yogi Berra

Take it with a grin of salt.-Yogi Berra

Quote from Frank Muir

Wit is a weapon.Jokes are a masculine way of inflicting superiority.But humor is the pursuit of a gentle grin,usually in solitude.-Frank Muir

Quote from Christian Nevell Bovee

Something of a person's character may be observed by how  they smile.Some never smile,they only grin.-Christian Nevell Bovee

Quote from Wavy Gravy

I always say,dare to struggle,dare to grin.-Wavy Gravy

Quote from Ogden Nash

The only people who should really sin are the people who can sin and grin.-Ogden Nash

Quote on pimps

The pimp has a grin,never a smile.-Jean Genet,THE BALCONY.

Insightful quote from Susan George

If the economy becomes disembodied from society it can only lead to disaster.-Susan George

Quote from James Buchan

If good history is dispassionate history,it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside.-James Buchan

Quote from William S.Burroughs

The face of evil is always the face of total need.-William S.Burroughs

LeProhon Street in Cote St.Paul

LeProhon Street in Cote St.Paul,Montreal was formerly known as Frontenac street.

Former name of Laurendeau street in Ville Emard

Laurendeau street in Ville Emard,Montreal was formerly known as Rielle street.

Former name of Briand street in Ville Emard

Briand street in Ville Emard,Montreal was formerly known as St.Louis street.

Quote from Nelson Mandela

A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination.But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen,then you have something very special.-Nelson Mandela

Quote from Abraham Maslow

Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion,for the real and for the truth.-Abraham Maslow(1908-1970),American philosopher and psychologist.

Quote from Anthony Liccione

The rich eat life,the poor eat death;so what is the problem they ask?-Anthony Liccione

Quote from Joseph Conrad

There is something haunting in the light of the moon;it has all the dispassionateness of a disembodied soul,and something of its inconceivable mystery.-Joseph Conrad

Quote from Robin Craig Clark

Beyond all reason is the mystery of love.-Robin Craig Clark,THE GARDEN.

Great quote from Andrew Piper

We may need to put down the book from time to time,but we should make sure not to let the computer become the new book.The universal medium,like the universal library,is a dream that does more harm than good.-Andrew Piper,BOOK WAS THERE:READING IN ELECTRONIC TIMES.

Quote from Emily Dickinson

The sweetest way I think of you is when the day is done.-Emily Dickinson

Quote on books

A computer does not smell---if a book is new,it smells great.If a book is old,it smells even better----And it stays with you forever.But the computer doesn't do that for you.I'm sorry.-Ray Bradbury

Quote from J.P.Donleavy

When I die I want to decompose in a barrel of porter and have it served in all the pubs in Dublin.-J.P.Donleavy

Quote from Roddy Doyle

Sometimes adults seem as though they have cut a chord from being a child.-Roddy Doyle

Quote from Sky Diamond

Fan fiction belongs online,books are published to be held.-Sky Diamond

Quote on the Internet

To hell with you.To hell with you and to hell with the Internet.-Ray Bradbury,American author.

Quote on electronic books

How do you press a wildflower into the pages of an e-book?-Lewis Buzbee,THE YELLOW-LIGHTED BOOKSHOP:A MEMOIR,A HISTORY.

Great quote on America

If there's a sickness in America,it's the lack of materialism.-J.P.Donleavy

Superb quote on electronic books

Electronic books are a bad thing because they cannot be accumulated on shelves to remind you of your past,to impress your neighbors and colleagues,and to help prevent divorces thanks to the sheer bother of arguing over who owns what.-J.P.Donleavy

Quote from Judy Blume

Not everything has to have a point.Some things just are.-Judy Blume,SUMMER SISTERS.

Quote on insomnia

I'm an insomniac,my mind works the night shift.-Pete Wentz,GRAY.

Quote on the English

The English never smash in a face.They merely refrain from asking it to dinner.-Margaret Halsey

Insightful quote from Margaret Halsey

Life itself,however flows and is sequential and punishes those who try to compartmentalize it.-Margaret Halsey

Interesting quote from Judy Blume

Our fingerprints don't fade from the lives we touch.-Judy Blume

Quote from Judy Blume

A person without curiosity may as well be dead.-Judy Blume,SUMMER SISTERS.

Quote from Margaret Halsey

Some people talk simply because they think sound is more manageable than silence.-Margaret Halsey

Interesting quote on geeks

Geeks are people who love something so much that all the details matter.-Marissa Mayer

Quote from Jimmy Breslin

The professional arsonist builds vacant lots for money.-Jimmy Breslin

Quote on snoring

Snoring keeps the monsters away.-Judy Blume,FUDGE-A-MANIA.

Interesting quote on fear

Fear is often disguised as moral outrage.-Judy Blume

Quote on Football

Football is a game designed to keep coal miners off the streets.-Jimmy Breslin

Quote on thieves

The number one rule of thieves is that nothing is too small to steal.-Jimmy Breslin

Another quote from Roddy Doyle

The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths.-Roddy Doyle

Quote from Roddy Doyle

Good ideas are often murdered by better ones.-Roddy Doyle

Quote from Demetri Martin

If you can't tell a spoon from a ladle,then you're fat!-Demetri Martin(b.1973)

Quote on predators

When you hunt predators,the best camouflage is weakness.-Andrew Vachss,SACRIFICE.

Quote on balloons

Another term for balloon is bad breath holder.-Demetri Martin,American comedian,writer and actor(born 1973)

Quote from Thornton Wilder

Those who are silent,self-effacing and attentive become the recipients of confidences.-Thornton Wilder(1897-1975),American writer of innovative plays and novels.

Quote from E.M.Forster

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.-E.M.Forster(1879-1970)

Quote from Jennifer Wilson

A messy house is a must-it separates your true friends from other friends.Real friends are there to visit you,not your house.-Jennifer Wilson

Quote from Brad Pitt

I embrace the messiness of life,I find it so beautiful actually.-Brad Pitt,American actor.

Great quote from Jarod Kintz

When you're on your death bed,you won't regret not having spent more time cleaning.Buy brown carpet to camouflage the coffee stains.-Jarod Kintz,I LOVE BLUE RIBBON COFFEE.

Quote from Jacqueline Winspear

The extraordinary hides behind the camouflage of the ordinary.Assume nothing,Maisie.-Jacqueline Winspear,MAISIE DOBBS

Quote on coincidence

Coincidence is a messenger sent by truth.-Jacqueline Winspear

Quote from Alan Gregg

The human race has had long experience and a fine tradition in surviving adversity.But we now face a task for which we have little experience,the task of surviving prosperity.-Alan Gregg

Quote from Ayn Rand

Run for your life from any man who tells you that money is evil.That sentence is the leper's bell of an approaching looter.-Ayn Rand

Quote from James A.Morris,Jr.

Just bouncing words off people is a shallow way to live---it's like eating the core of an apple and throwing the fruit way.-James A.Morris,Jr.,THE ART OF CONVERSATION(1976),page 23.