Everything that enlarges the sphere of human powers, that shows man he can do what he thought he could not do, is valuable.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Courage can't exist without action. Anything else is a lion without his roar.

Miracles only happen if you believe in miracles.

Yoga changed my life. Have fun and work hard because it will totally pay off.

A boundless continent, Dark, waste, and wild, under the frown of night Starless expos'd.

I always had an affinity for lizards. I've always felt somewhat close to them. They're reptiles. I find myself feeling somewhat reptilian at times.

In life, I'd much rather have people laughing at me than booing me.

The past ... is a dim avenue down which we may walk and find the diverging paths of terror and beauty and passion.

Somewhere back a whiskey or so ago I wrote that thinking was a real thing in the world, just like anything else. I mean that very literally, materially. And it's true about poems, too.

Generally paintings are about technique, but I don't see myself as a painter. I am more of a storyteller and an image - maker.

Farewell count without a head