Not knowing when the dawn will come I open every door.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

There is no labor from which most people shrink as they do from that sustained and consecutive thought. It is the hardest work in the world.

We win some, we lose some, but there is always some.

There are many Welsh who are taciturn, truthful, well formed, open minded, handsome and peaceful, even if no particular individual immediately springs to mind.

I always knew I wanted to do it [broadcast]. I was always playing [sports] and I talked a lot too.

Humility is a safeguard against humiliation.

The difference between people who can read and write and those who can't is just absolutely astronomical.

Because the world is in economic recession, which worsened since this drama happened, and our country will bear the burden of all of these consequences.

My whole life . . . two and two has made four.”... “But now . . . it’s all gone wrong.” She shook her head. “It doesn’t make four anymore. It makes you.

And, of course, some SF is set close enough to here and now that Anglo and European do apply. Since many of the writers come from those backgrounds, so does much of the fiction.