Especially difficult when the first and best unconscious move of a dedicated liar is to persuade himself he's sincere. And once he's sincere, all deception vanishes.

You can tell a lot from a person's nails. When a life starts to unravel, they're among the first to go.

The luxury of being half-asleep, exploring the fringes of psychosis in safety.

It troubles him to consider the powerful currents and fine-tuning that alter fate, the close and distant influences, the accidents of character and circumstance.

It's the essence of a degenerating mind periodically, to lose all sense of continuous self, and therefore any regard for what others think of your lack of continuity.

He's never quite got the trick of conversation, tending to hear in dissenting views, however mild, a kind of affront, an invitation to mortal combat.

Or he was simply pretending—like many drinkers, he liked to think each new day drew a line under the day before.

Recognise and reach out to the inherent great power within you.

Surrounded by darkness yet enfolded in light

Motherhood furnishes us with, not just giving life — but, partaking of life’s learning.

With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I have a great respect for the semicolin; it's a useful little chap

If you can develop a connection, what we call an inner connection with the teacher, then it is not even necessary to be in the physical presence of the teacher, although it will always be stronger.

Drive them [Jews] like mad dogs from our land... let not one of them live.

I don't like half the folks I love.

Men of Athens, I honor and love you; but I shall obey God rather than you, and while I have life and strength I shall never cease from the practice and teaching of philosophy.

After two takes you're imitating yourself.