“… a man never or hardly ever does grow sad as he grows old; on the contrary, the most melancholy young lovers can be found forty years afterwards chuckling over their port wine.”

G.K. Chesterton, Introduction

“The pitifulest thing out is a mob; that’s what an army is – a mob; they don’t fight with courage that’s born in them, but with the courage that’s borrowed from their mass, and from their officers.”

Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

“You would be amazed what you can find out if you know where to look.”

Eric Douglas, Going Down with the Ship

“We live by question and answer, but we do not know the reply to anything until a puzzled comrade bothers us and initiates that divine curiosity which both humbles and uplifts us.”

James Stephens, Three Heavy Husbands

“Not all questions can have answers to be said out loud.”

Virginia Hamilton, The House of Dies Drear

“Sometimes we search the world for answers that are right in front of us.”

Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle

“It was not well to drive men into final corners; at those moments they could all develop teeth and claws.”

Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage

“A real man’s anger is an expression of moral indignation. Anger over petty emotional trifles is for women, not men.”

Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi – Book One: The Way of the Samurai

“People these days think it’s a sign of wisdom and character to be able to control their anger, but I say they’re foolish. I hate seeing the young so restrained, so proper.”

Eiji Yoshikawa, Musashi – Book One: The Way of the Samurai

“… repressed anger or sadness can’t be repressed forever.”

Don Tate, Wounded Men

“Anger might die down by the change of a couple of seasons.”

Virginia Hamilton, The House of Dies Drear

“But anger made one stronger. Anger made one inviolable. Anger prepared one to face things better.”

Anita Nair, Ladies Coupe

“Yet it is upon feeling, more often than thinking, that animals act.”

Jack London, White Fang

“A wild beast cornered is not safe to approach.”

J.R.R. Tolkien, The Two Towers

“Every animal is grateful for kindness and petting, and they wouldn’t think of hurting a person that pets them.”

Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn