"Culture is the habit of being pleased..." - Quote by Henry Van Dyke

“Flowers rejoice when night is done, Lift their heads to greet the sun; Sweetest looks and odours raise, In a silent hymn of praise.”

“No amount of energy will take the place of thought.”

“Oh, London is a man's town, there's power in the air; And Paris is a woman's town, with flowers in her hair; And it's sweet to dream in Venice, and it's great to study Rome; But when it comes to living, there is no place like home.”

“The problem with Germans is that they look in the clouds for what lies at their feet.”

“I believe only in French culture and consider everything in Europe that calls itself 'culture' a misunderstanding, not to speak of German culture.”

“No man can quite emancipate himself from his age and country, or produce a model in which the education, the religion, the politics, usages, and arts, of his times shall have no share.”

“Surely the apple is the noblest of fruits.”

“Jim Harrison is someone I always enjoy, one of the great contemporary writers. I like Tim Ferris' Big Boom Theory. I'm getting into a different kind of reading, not straight novels.”

“When you hear a kind word spoken about a friend, tell him so.”