A large library is apt to distract rather than to instruct the learner; it is much better to be confined to a few authors than to wander at random over many.

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.

Despite what some people have said, President Bush did not want black people to die in New Orleans. However, he did hope they would not relocate to any areas of Texas that he likes to frequent.

What is even more important than developing intuition is cultivating the sense of adventure and discovery in life.

Better not to be at all Than not to be noble.

Only when one is able to grasp wideness can one possess it.

You've gotta be slightly stupid.

I often make the analogy with tennis. Every match the rules are the same, but no game is ever the same. Theatre is like that. Every time is different.

I always thought I was a little shy, especially compared to my brother and my sister, but I guess I was always the kid doing performances in the front room.

Women prevent the threads of life from being broken. The finest minds have always understood the peacemaking role of women.

My father was a bullfighter.

Because I am known in the horror genre now, I try and do at least one horror movie a year for my fans, my fans have been so good to me.