But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little, and who talk too much.

Such subtle covenants shall be made, Till peace itself is war in masquerade.

Must I at length the Sword of Justice draw?Oh curst Effects of necessary Law!How ill my Fear they by my Mercy scan, Beware the Fury of a Patient Man.

Great wits are to madness near alliedAnd thin partitions do their bounds divide.

We all know that there is a reward for every labour as well as there is a reward for every game played and won. How committed you are in life determines your reward.

Just tell the truth, and they'll accuse you of writing black humor.

What a man does for pay is of little significance. What he is, as a sensitive instrument responsive to the world's beauty, is everything!

All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to those areas.

I don't know what it's like in the U.S. but immigrants in the U.K. do the jobs the citizens won't do.

There are no words, there's only the possibility of a moment even more incredible a little bit further down the road.

I needed a break... from myself.

Do we spend most of our days trying to remember or to forget? Do we spend most of our time running towards or away from our lives?

Fools exploit the world; the wise transfigure it.

I think of writers as explorers, not necessarily as detectives. So there is certainly detecting that is going on - they're explorers.