A boar is often held by a not-so-large dog.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Everybody was sorta going to sleep twards the end of 1983, and I felt that they had to be woken up!

A sad tale's best for winter: I have one of sprites and goblins.

The universe as a giant harpstring, oscillating in and out of existence! What note does it play, by the way? Passages from the Numerical Harmonies, I supposed?

I have one rave New York Times review framed next to a flop Los Angeles Times review. And it's for the same show. These people watched the same show. That's what happens. They love it, they hate it.

[Putin] is a bully. And bullies only understand when we punch them in the nose, but we need to do that economically.

A long time ago, I had an idea to make a book for preschoolers who had older siblings who were going to school.

All gamblers are paranoid, though they call it superstition.

The mentality of coaches and players alike [in Bundesliga]. It's all about winning.

Reported as Oscar Wilde's last words on his death bed... This wallpaper is killing me. One of us has to go.

Remind people who they are instead of just complimenting them on what they've done.