Christians are the unstable, unlettered, superstitious masses

The smell of gunpowder is sweeter to me than all the perfumes of Arabia.

Self-negation is noble, self-culture beneficent, self-possession is manly, but to the truly great and inspiring soul they are poor and tame compared with self-abuse.

On a small table beside his chair were other haphazardly stacked volumes by such poets as Emerson, Whitman, and Wallace Stevens, a dangerous crew to let into your head.

Everything is nothing, but the beauty of nothing is everthing

An editor should tell the author his writing is better than it is. Not a lot better a little better.

In any language it is a struggle to make a sentence say exactly what you mean.

[Donald] Trump is a [Hillary] Clinton Christmas gift.

Knowing that we should love is not enough. But when knowledge is applied through service, love can secure for us the blessings of heaven.

Writing is so hard. Why would you be a writer if you weren't really good at it? If you could be anything else, why would you be a writer?

It is the inner commitment to be true to ourselves and follow our dreams that triggers the support of the universe.

You can see the relief on Falcao's shoulders.

I always take the same perspective with each new adventure. I put myself in the position of being at the end of my life looking back. Then I ask myself if what I am doing is important to me.