A king is he who has laid fear aside and the base longings of an evil heart; whom ambition unrestrained and the fickle favor of the reckless mob move not.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Innovation is about moving forward. If you are not moving forward, you are moving backward. There is no standing still.

When you hate someone it means you like it.

As long as she was falling in love with me, I might as well start making her promises I didn't intend to keep.

Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.

I can lose my temper from time to time, but I try not to lose it on the pitch because it can't help.

If you're any kind of artist, you've got to ... keep opening yourself to new possibilities.

Poetry is like fish: if it's fresh, it's good; if it's stale, it's bad; and if you're not certain, try it on the cat.

Laughter has been implanted in our soul, that the soul may sometime be refreshed.

Really, if I'm honest, sci-fi is where my sensibility instinctively goes - I'm a big comic-book fan.

There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple. If the ill spirit have so fair a house, Good things will strive to dwell with't