“Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.” ― P. J. O’Rourke     “No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we’re looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn’t test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.” ― P.J. O’Rourke       “Everybody wants to save the Earth; nobody wants to help Mom do the dishes.” ― P.J. O’Rourke     “You know your children are growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and refuse to tell you where they’re going.”…

“Each of us, when our day’s work is done, must seek our ideal, whether it be love or pinochle or lobster à la Newburg, or the sweet silence of the musty bookshelves.” ― O. Henry     “No friendship is an accident. ” ― O. Henry     “Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.” ― O. Henry     “All of us have to be prevaricators, hypocrites, and liars every day of our lives; otherwise the social structure would fall into pieces the first day. We must act in one another’s presence just as we must wear clothes. It is for the best” ―…

There are always flowers for those who want to see them.-Henri Matisse     There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.-R. Buckminster Fuller     The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.-Jacques Yves Cousteau     Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature.-Gerard De Nerval     Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.-Dag Hammarskjold     The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, and miles to go before I sleep.-Robert Frost  …