A wise parent humors the desire for independent action so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

To be sure a stepmother to a girl is a different thing to a second wife to a man!

But the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.

He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.

A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease.

I look at [books] as a child looks at cakes - with glittering eyes and a watering mouth, imagining the pleasure that awaits him.

There is nothing like wounded affection for giving poignancy to anger.

Anticipation was the soul of enjoyment.

Those who are happy and successful themselves are too apt to make light of the misfortunes of others.

I dare not hope. I never was fainthearted before; but I cannot believe such a creature cares for me.

But the future must be met, however stern and iron it be.

Heroes didn't win. The heroes were whoever happened to win. History told their story -- the dead didn't say a word. All of it was bullshit.

Everyday we have a high calling that we need to fulfill and everyday we can do it whether it's just to smile at somebody we little know.

It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on

How can you not care?" "Practice," Magnus said, looking back to his book and turning the page.

I play piano (bit of guitar) and I sing and I love to jam and harmonize with other musical people.

The Cabal mocks the natural order. For its minions, death is just a pause between duties.

I never trust the airlines from those countries where the pilots believe in the afterlife. You are safer when they don't.

Most entrepreneurs are not doing it for financial motives in the first place. They're just people who love creating.

I tried singing in a deeper voice by lowering my voice that used to be more delicate.

Art degraded, Imagination denied.