John Ciardi Inferno Quotes

#1. Life is a " vale of tears" a period of trial and suffering, an unpleasant but necessary preparation for the afterlife where alone man could expect to enjoy happiness - Archibald T. MacAllister (The Inferno; Dante Alighieri translated by John Ciardi)

Dante Alighieri

#2. We are busy surviving, herding, fixating on what just happened, and being overconfident!

Joel Greenblatt

#3. Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare . . . what did Professor Sprout say? - it likes the dark and the damp - " "So light a fire!" Harry choked. "Yes - of course - but there's no wood!" Hermione cried, wringing her hands.

J.K. Rowling

#4. Women are always self-effacing and self-denying. There's a term that enrages me, and I always used to swear that I'd never play characters described that way. The term is "long-suffering."

Helen Mirren

#5. There is no finish line. When you reach one goal, find a new one.

Chuck Norris

#6. It's fun to just get out there and have a nice conversation when I'm running. To be honest, when I do longer runs, the trail that I like to run up in Malibu has mountain lions, so I always feel I want to run with someone else.

Flea

#7. There have been top supermodels in the past that weren't as tall as the industry demands, like fashion icon Kate Moss.

Tyra Banks