Endless sorrow has fallen upon my heart.

He who never sacrificed a present to a future good or a personal to a general one can speak of happiness only as the blind do of colors.

Fortuitous circumstances constitute the molds that shape the majority of human lives, and the hasty impress of an accident is too often regarded as the relentless decree of all ordaining fate.

How natural that the errors of the ancient should be handed down and, mixing with the principles and system which Christ taught, give to us an adulterated Christianity.

You can make of fool of others but not you. ... You can forgive others for their mistakes, but not you for your own mistakes.

I don't talk about my personal life in the press that's how I kept my wedding a secret.

Who pleasure gives, Shall joy receive

It's better to die than to live on your knees.

I asked my publisher what would happen if he sold all the copies of my book he'd printed. He said 'I'll just print another ten'.

Being American is, I think, a very difficult thing in art, because all the elements are European.

Granted, prostate exams aren't the most enjoyable things in the world, but they only last about 10 seconds. It's well worth it. Just think of the possible consequences if you don't get it done.

Laurie felt just then that his heart was entirely broken and the world a howling wilderness.

Growing up, I wish I hadn't tried so hard to fit in. I'd tell myself to just embrace what you were born with because it's beautiful and you were made like that for a reason.

This I know; the spirit of Man cannot be stopped.