Don't try to be useful. Try to be yourself: that is enough & that makes all the difference.

Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love.

Where there is loyalty, weapons are of no use.

And if I'm alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company.

And to those who believe that adventures are i say try routine: it kills you far more quickly.

Never miss an opportunity to show your love, especially to those close to you, because we are always at our most cautious with them for fear of being hurt.

No matter how you are feeling, get up every morning and prepare to let your light shine forth.

solitude is not absence of love, but its complement

If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself.

Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be able to approach.

Walk neither faster nor slower than your own soul, because it is your soul that will teach you the usefulness of each step you take.

Every successful venture is based on an unoriginal idea, beautifully executed.

[H]istory is seen in a rear-view mirror while the future is the dark, foggy road ahead, filled with unknown trouble.

It's gratifying to know that you've appeared in someone else's dreams. It's proof that you exist, in a way, proof that you have substance and value outside the walls of your own mind.

A man who makes known his love by words is a fool.

I think I'll Look back and go, 'That was a really good career move.'

The man who first abused his fellows with swear-words instead of bashing their brains out with a club should be counted among those who laid the foundations of civilization.

Before the Beginning was a Cause and the entire purpose of the Cause was the creation of effect.

I think one of the most fertile, unexplored areas for poets and fiction writers is the world of science. I become overwhelmed by the science world.

Back in 2008, when we were first preparing to launch Tor.com, I knew I wanted Jo Walton to be a regular writer for the site.

Everybody has a problem, is a problem, or lives with a problem.