All thoughtful men are solitary and original in themselves.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Conception my boy fundamental brainwork is what makes the difference in all art.

Cincinnati is perfect for me. I've met a lot of good people there who like to fish.

There's something undeniable about the posture of a person trying not to acknowledge your existance

For children in their most impressionable years, there is, in fantasy, the highest of stimulating and educational powers.

Just tell yourself, Duckie, you're real quite lucky.

Hopefully as you get older you get more selfless. That would be probably a good goal. I don't know if we do, though.

Be extra careful when buying into companies and industries that are the current darlings of the financial community.

I don't write to give joy to readers but to give them a conscience.

Summary riposte To the dreary wail There's no knowing what Love is all about. Poets know a lot.

My father was a minister and so rock music was banned in our house.