[T]he habit of living as if in the shadow of death has remained with me, and I consider that, too, a gift. - Sonia Sotomayor

he was teaching the common-law rule against perpetuities, which limits how far into the future a will can control a line of inheritance.

I particularly welcomed any chance to work on issues such as economic development and education that were crucial to the community in which I was raised. I not only cared deeply about those people but also understood their needs from firsthand experience.

I think that even someone who got into an institution through affirmative action could prove they were qualified by what they accomplished there. Page 188