Considering how bad men are, it is wonderful how well they behave.

Art is the conveyance of spirit by means of matter.

He is free who knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide at each step, the course of his life, and who lives in a society which does not block the exercise of that power.

No one has ever succeeded in keeping nations at war except by lies.

He is free knows how to keep in his own hands the power to decide.

Inequality is the inevitable consequence of liberty.

Liberty of thought means liberty to communicate one's thought.

Circumstances are the seeds of literature.

Sermons seldom convert sinners; they sometimes goad them into more sin.

Your conscience is no defense against you sins; however, it can unfortunately deny you the pleasure of enjoying them.

The Anglo-Saxon conscience does not prevent the Anglo-Saxon from sinning, it merely prevents him from enjoying his sin.

I'm sad now, the way we're talking is infinitely sad: faded music, faded paper flowers, worn satin, an echo of an echo. All gone away, no longer possible.

Alford was going to start this fast the same way he had started everything else, alone and uncertain

Gossip is vice enjoyed vicariously - the sweet subtle satisfaction without the risk.

Every man has a certain sphere of discretion which he has a right to expect shall not be infringed by his neighbours. This right flows from the very nature of man.

I write about nerds who go the extra mile and become rock stars.

The U.S. is blessed with tremendously creative and imaginative law students at places like Chicago, Harvard, Columbia and Yale.

Any fine morning, a power saw can fell a tree that took a thousand years to grow.

The search for happiness is purely personal and not a model we can give to others.

Yes, I've been very preoccupied with the survivor all through my work.

A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation.