Richard Flanagan Quote

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

To say nothing is saying something. You must denounce things you are against or one might believe that you support things you really do not.

S.T.O.P. = Start To Open Possibilities

It may be a man's world, but men are easily controlled by women.

My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...

Oh honey, someday a real man is going to make you see stars and you won't even be looking at the sky." Excerpt from Grace Willow's Last Minute Bride

I have had no contact with the Chinese government. I only work with journalists.

Life is full of beauty. Notice it. Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces. Smell the rain, and feel the wind. Live your life to the fullest potential, and fight for your dreams.

Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.