Quotations from Brainy Smurf 233

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."
--William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 3.2

"Evil is like a shadow - it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must shine light on it." --Shakti Gawain, teacher and author (1948- )

"As a professional humorist, I often get letters from readers who are interested in the basic nature of humor. "What kind of a sick perverted disgusting person are you," these letters typically ask, "that you make jokes about setting fire to a goat?" ..." --Dave Barry, "Why Humor is Funny"

"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." --C. G. Jung, Psychological Reflections

"The butterfly counts not years but moments and has time enough."
--Rabindranath Tagore, poet, philosopher, author, songwriter, painter,
educator, composer, Nobel laureate (1861-1941)

"Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important. They don't mean to do harm but the harm does not interest them." --T.S. Eliot, poet (1888-1965)