An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.

A man without words is a man without thought.

All great and precious things are lonely.

My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.

Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.

Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

Courage and fear were one thing too.

Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.

As with many people, Charles, who could not talk, wrote with fullness. He set down his loneliness and his perplexities, and he put on paper many things he did not know about himself.

We went our several ways, " said Lady Dedlock, "and had little in common even before we agreed to differ. It is to be regretted, I suppose, but it could not be helped.

I love going to other people's weddings, but I have never desired a big white wedding for myself, and it has never been put on me as a pressure, an expectation.

It just seemed to me that the way I played was nice. I could hear it myself.

I lead a very boring life.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

Nothing important happens in life without a cost.

If you don’t know about Tumblr then you are not supposed to know about Tumblr. It’s like fight club.

Everyone has to learn to work with people - it's part of being an adult, too.

In scorn of nature, art gave lifeless life.