A verbal contract is worth about as much as the paper it's written on.

When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.

If I could drop dead right now, I'd be the happiest man alive.

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.

I don't want any yes-men around me. I want everybody to tell me the truth even if it costs them their job.

The harder I work, the luckier I get.

A hospital is no place to be sick.

Ninety percent of the art of living consists of getting along with people you cannot stand.

I'm willing to admit that I may not always be right, but I am never wrong.

From success you get a lot of things, but not that great inside thing that love brings you.

If Roosevelt were alive today, he'd turn over in his grave.

So when the blue smoke of brittle leaves was in the air and the wind blew the wet laundry stiff on the line I decided to come back home.

Often secret desires as well as abilities surface in our dreams.

The girl in the mirror wasn't who I wanted to be and her life wasn't the one I wanted to have.

The loveliest Muse in the world does not feed her owner; these girls make fine mistresses but terrible wives

Honesty is the cornerstone of character.

The German mind has a talent for making no mistakes but the very greatest.

skulduggery pleasant is the best book I've ever read and has enspired myself to become an author.

To understand is to perceive patterns.

Remember, if you are criticising, you are not being grateful. If you are blaming, you are not being grateful. If you are complaining, you are not being grateful.

Bipartisanship isn't an option anymore; it is a requirement. The American people have divided responsibility for leadership right down the middle.