Harvey Morrell

“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still life has some possibility left. Perhaps this is its way of fighting back, that sometimes something happened better than all the riches or power in the world. It could be anything, but very likely you notice it in the instant when love begins. Anyway, that’s often the case. Anyway, whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb. (Don't Hesitate)”
― Mary Oliver, Swan: Poems and Prose Poems

“Today I look at Munich and see a city empty of all significance, invaded by Prussians and stripped of its Bavarian spirit.”
― Paul Cronin, Werner Herzog – A Guide for the Perplexed: Conversations with Paul Cronin

“I will accept any rules that you feel necessary to your freedom. I am free, no matter what rules surround me. If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them. I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

“Saw,” he said. “Early this morning on Twitter.” “Ah,” I said, “the paper of record.” “Isn’t that The New York Times?” he asked. “Not anymore.”
― Mike Lupica, Robert B. Parker's Payback