Break up the institution of the family, deny the inviolability of its relations, and in a little while there would not be any humanity.

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.

Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.

It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.

Do not judge from mere appearances.

No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother's love.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are.

Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.

When the whole world is silent, Even one voice becomes powerful.

Crazy gets all the knives.

There is no justice in America, but it is the fight for justice that sustains you

I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity.

The United States is not so strong, the final triumph of the democratic ideal is not so inevitable that we can ignore what the world thinks of us or our record.

When the year turns, there are bells on the wind. All the old years fall on the ground in lights.

Rules for today: 1) Pray 2) Laugh 3) Repeat. The only reason to take this life too seriously is if it's your only one.

Jesus, man. Why do people want to be Paris Hilton and nobody wants to be Spider-Man?

Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.

Stories are relics, part of an undiscovered pre-existing world.