I do not want to die… until I have faithfully made the most of my talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last small twig has grown. Kathe Kollwitz, O Magazine, September 2002

Human beings have an inalienable right to invent themselves. Germaine Greer, O Magazine, September 2002

The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing. Winifred Holtby, O Magazine, September 2002

One must desire something to be alive. Margaret Deland, O Magazine, September 2002

To want to be what one can be is purpose in life. Cynthia Ozick, O Magazine, September 2002

Time does not change us. It just unfolds us. Max Frisch

Regret for wasted time is more wasted time. Mason Cooley, O Magazine, April 2004

If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves. Maria Edgeworth, O Magazine, April 2004