Houchang Modanlou Quotes

#1. Democracy is not something we have. It's something we do.

Doris "Granny D" Haddock

#2. In cold weather a good rule is to light your fire first before doing anything else. It is always more sensible to keep yourself warm rather than trying to thaw yourself out later.

Mors Kochanski

#3. That's why I write fiction, because I want to write these stories that people will read and find universal.

Jesmyn Ward

#4. Fantasists aren't natural readers. They grow restive easily.

Amit Chaudhuri

#5. Mama, Peter cried. She didn't look up. The door shut.

Brom

#6. And what I was feeling was the wonder Of being more than me, of being more Than mere here and now allowed I had become a shining star, a burning nova Exploded with love Flying through an endlessly Expanding universe Away from the me that was Toward a me that is beyond Understanding.

Walter Dean Myers

#7. I learned about choices and consequences and responsibility. I learned that we all have choices, even when we don't recognize them, and that those choices have consequences, not just for ourselves, but for others. We must assume responsibility for those consequences.

John Sheridan

#8. Every sentient being values her/his life even if no one else does. That is what is meant by saying that the lives of all have inherent value.

Gary L. Francione