Today

"Those at too great a distance may, I am well are, mistake ignorance for perspective.”

- Carl Sagan, Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

“People reject what they do not understand because it makes them feel small. They would rather believe in some other reality, even if it is only an illusion, so long as it makes them feel bigger.”

- Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun

"I have always regarded as a stroke of good fortune that I was not born or brought up in a small American town; they may be the backbone of the nation, but they are also the backbone of ignorance, bigotry, and boredom, all in vast quantities.”

- Gore Vidal, Death Before Bedtime

“If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.”

- René Descartes

"We don't get to chose what is true. We only get to choose what we do about it.”

- Kami Garcia, Beautiful Darkness

“The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.”

- Robert Hand

“The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they are ok, then it is you.”

- Rita Mae Brown

"When you're in jail, a good friend will be trying to bail you out. A best friend will be in the cell next to you saying, 'Damn, that was fun'.”

- Groucho Marx

"If you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”

- Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

“The wounds that never heal can only be mourned alone.”

- James Frey, A Million Little Pieces