Jean de La Fontaine

Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.

Better a living beggar than a buried emperor.

Rather suffer than die is man's motto.

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.

I think when judges are in the position of authority, they really get bent out of shape when someone tells them they acted inappropriately.