Gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive and yet least-recognized human rights abuses in the world.

A sweet friendship refreshes the soul.

If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in arms, and it would be the lead story on the news every night.

As many as one in every three women has been beaten, coerced into sex or abused in some other way - most often by someone she knows, including by her husband or another male family member.

Never get into a wrestling match with a pig. You both get dirty, and the pig likes it.

The deflation, or flattening out, of values in Modern art does not necessarily indicate an ethical nihilism. Quite the contrary; in opening our eyes to the rejected elements of existence, art may lead us to a more complete and less artificial celebration of the world.

I bet dying vultures have lots of awkward moments with their friends. - Guy Endore