Black smoke, the flickering sister of fire.

He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God.

In war, truth is the first casualty.

Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.

There is no pain so great as the memory of joy in present grief.

Zeus, first cause, prime mover; for what thing without Zeus is done among mortals?

It is an easy thing for one whose foot is on the outside of calamity to give advice and to rebuke the sufferer.

Better to die on your feet than live on your knees.

The air is Zeus, Zeus earth, and Zeus the heaven, Zeus all that is, and what transcends them all.

For there is no defense for a man who, in the excess of his wealth, has kicked the great altar of Justice out of sight.

By polluting clear water with slime you will never find good drinking water.

We write to strengthen our soul and the spirit of other souls.

Security by design is a mandatory prerequisite to securing the IoT macrocosm, the Dyn attack was just a practice run

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They show a primitive fear and dread at the fearful magic of print.

Bush and his commanders in the war on terrorism are willing to waste non-terrorists to kill terrorists. Right or wrong, that is not caring about the dignity of every life.

My school spirit is at an all time low, I'm losing my status at the school.

You have to find your tone and work within that to make it as real so the audience can really engage in the story you're telling.

We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world.

To be honest, I've never had an easy relationship with being a writer, though I persist.

When he bowed to all those buddhas, the buddhas he bowed to were beyond his own understanding. Again and again he did it.

Keep calm and carry on.