An excuse is worse and more terrible than a lie for an excuse is a lie guarded.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

I'm dead?""That body is... yes.

Good People bring out the good in other people.

There's truths you have to grow into.

My favorite time of day is to get up and eat leftovers from dinner, especially spicy food.

When I see everyone rushing in one direction, I know it's time to move the other way.

He is a [sane] man who can have tragedy in his heart and comedy in his head.

This is hard... Never said it would be easy. Nothing good ever is.' -- Josie & Ash

The excuse for the destruction of liberty is always the plea of necessary ' that there is no alternative

The bottom line is, if you're not the one controlling your learning, you're not going to learn as well.

Novelists who get shitty about screenwriting invariably can't do it, or they can't hack it in the world of what's really, in truth, very bold and very public enterprise.