But when you say crazy, that describes very well what the general appearance may be to ordinary, everyday people.

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows no law, no pity, it dares all things and crushes down remorselessly all that stands in its path.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the more interested he is in her.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness - to save oneself trouble.

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story.

Very few of us are what we seem.

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.

Nobody knows what another person is thinking. They may imagine they do, but they are nearly always wrong.

Fear is incomplete knowledge.

Books are a habit-forming drug.

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.

That was the message. For me, alone among mortals, the gods send their messenger to tell me to stop whining. That’ll teach me to go hide in a temple.

Get a life. A real life. Not a manic pursuit of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house.

Like a one eyed cat peepin' in a seafood store.

Once someone gave me a picture and I wrote 'Do good in school.' I looked up and the guy was 78 years old

Be the person you want to be, not the person you have to be

Shakespeare's gone, don't even think about it.

Know that there's enough room for everyone to be passionate, creative & successful. In fact, there's more than room for everyone; there is a need for everyone.

The day before something is a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.

If Christ Jesus dwells in a man as his friend and noble leader, that man can endure all things, for Christ helps and strengthens us and never abandons us. He is a true friend.

All that you need in order to have total happiness, fulfillment, and love in your life you already have right now, whoever you are, wherever you are.