Culture itself is neither education nor law-making: it is an atmosphere and a heritage.

Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop.

On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

The demagogue is one who preaches doctrines he knows to be untrue to men he knows to be idiots.

The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary.

Morality is doing what is right, no matter what you are told. Religion is doing what you are told, no matter what is right.

Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.

Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.

The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.

It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.

You want me as much as I want you. And all I want is you."My tongue warred with my mind. "Today, " I whispered.Noah stood slowly, his body skimming mine as he rose. "Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever.

I have to remember it is not love that has hurt me

I thought I detected a bit of wonder in his voice, that he'd like to become part of a story, any story.

Some people use things; they destroy. You're a creator, a builder.

I’m not much of a drinker, so I’m going to eat seven pounds of pork.

I just sit there and try to think of stuff that I could do that's a little different but still not step outside of who I am.

I know that unremitting attention to business is the price of success, but I don't know what success is.

The mercantile business did not suit me

A little group of wise hearts is better than a wilderness full of fools.

I didn't realize how much I loved the game until I couldn't play it.