All good is gained by those whose thought and life are kept pointed close to one main thing not scattered abroad upon a thousand.

To have no set purpose in one's life is the harlotry of the will.

Unless in one thing or another we are straining toward perfection we have forfeited our manhood.

To have no set purpose in one's life is harlotry of the will.

There is nothing so special or boring nor there are any weak or strong things in this world. It is we and our surficial perception that creates these types of environment

Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation.

What does literature do better than anything else? It provides a detailed representation of the inner experience of being alive in a given time and place.

[Anger] gave him the soul to keep fighting no matter how many times the world seemed bent on destroying him. He may be a broken young man, but he would never be a defeated one

I don't believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.

The ugliness can sometimes be super ugly, but also a warning sign of something down below.

Women's history is the primary tool for women's emancipation.

There have been days when I sought respite from my life, only to find myself calling every hour to check on it.

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

A man has to have goals - for a day, for a lifetime.