Perry Dimaria

“Talkativeness and charm are both, as is well-known, characteristics somewhat feminine; and they often add up to guile. Certainly there was a strong streak of the female in Roosevelt, though this is not to disparage his essential masculinity. Confidence in his own charm led him into occasional perilous adventures—almost as a woman may be persuaded with a long series of glittering successes behind her, to think she is irresistible forever and can win anybody's scalp.”
― John Gunther, Roosevelt In Retrospect: A Profile in History

“Rivers don’t sleep,

dark forests rise,

sodden roots shatter

the concrete prison.”
― Don Hynes, Stranger to the Beautiful: A Journey of Faith, Hope, and Transformation

“It made me realize that I had to leave my old life behind, because nobody but me cared about it.”
― Mark C. Zauderer, Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open: Lessons from More Than a Half-Century in Law and Life

“Art should stimulate the mind and soul”
― Rich DiSilvio