“ We must stop talking about the American dream and start listening to the dreams of Americans. Max Beerbohm
“ Americans have so far put up with inequality because they felt they could change their status. They didn't mind others being rich, as long as they had a path to move up as well. The American Dream is… Fareed Zakaria
“ Wind warns November’s done with. The blown leaves make bat-shapes, Web-winged and furious. Sylvia Plath
“ To cope, he and his siblings – older and younger sisters, a younger brother - created a game called Henry Kissinger. Palahniuk remembers that as their parents fought, lots would be drawn to see who wo… Antonella Gambotto-Burke
“ The acquisition by dishonest means and cunning,' said Levin, feeling that he was incapable of clearly defining the borderline between honesty and dishonesty. 'Like the profits made by banks,' he went… Leo Tolstoy
“ Raith smiled. There. You already feel yourself weakening. I've taken thousands like you, lovely child. Taken them and broken them. There was nothing they could do. There is nothing you can do. You wer… Jim Butcher
“ Quando ero piccola mia madre mi lesse una storia su una ragazzina cattiva. La lesse a me e a mia sorella: ce ne stavamo rannicchiate contro il suo corpo sedute sul divano, mentre lei leggeva ad alta v… Mary Gaitskill
“ It was not until dinner was nearly over that the Viscount noticed that he was being waited on by his valet. Since the party consisted of Lord Wrotham, the Honorable Ferdy Fakenham and Mr. Ringwood, he… Georgette Heyer
“ I'm just full of surprises. Watching her, he waved the wrapped bar from side to side. You can have the candy if you sit on my lap.That sounds like something perverted old men say to young, stupid girl… J.D. Robb
“ Haven't had your fill of interesting events?Never. They are the spice of life. She held up her half-finished hat. How do you like it?It's nice. The blue is pretty. But what do the runes say?Raxacori-O… Christopher Paolini
“ And now, dear Emma, I'll show you just what you have to be wary of, he said, and his head moved down, blotting out the light. This was no slow, sensuous caress of mouth and lip. This was no chaste sal… Anne Stuart
“ If you think about computing, there isn't just one way to compute, just like there's not just one way to move around. You can have shoes, you can have a car, you can have a bicycle, submarine, rocket,… Michael Dell
“ I learned so much from 'Iron Chef' about ingredients, about the courage to put yourself out there. Alex Guarnaschelli
“ At independence, Tanzania had 350,000 elephants... in 1987, there were only 55,000 elephants left. Jakaya Kikwete
“ I love the night passionately. I love it as I love my country, or my mistress, with an instinctive, deep, and unshakeable love. I love it with all my senses: I love to see it, I love to breathe it in,… Guy de Maupassant
“ About the only person we ever heard of that wasn't spoiled by being lionized was a Jew named Daniel. G. D. Prentice
