Friends of my youth, a last adieu! haply some day we meet again; Yet ne'er the self-same men shall meet; the years shall make us other men.

Broke is a temporary condition, poor is a state of mind.

Of the gladdest moments in human life...is the departure upon a distant journey into unknown lands.

Do what thy manhood bids thee do, from none but self expect applause. He noblest lives and noblest dies who makes and keeps his self-made laws.

The dearest ambition of a slave is not liberty, but to have a slave of his own.

Cease, man, to mourn, to weep, to wail; Enjoy thy shining hour of sun; We dance along Death's icy brink, But is the dance less full of fun?

One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.

All so-called revealed religions consist mainly of three portions, a cosmogony more or less mythical, a history more or less falsified, and a moral code more or less pure.

All faith is false, all faith is true. Truth is the shattered mirror strown in myriad bits, while each believes his little bit the whole to own.

Home is where the books are

Conquer thyself, till thou has done this, thou art but a slave; for it is almost as well to be subjected to another's appetite as to thine own.

Most people just want to see you fall, that's more reason to stand tall.

The intellect of man is forced to choose Perfection of the life or of the work.

Be very slow to believe that you are wiser than all others; it is a fatal but common error.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.

Unbelievable, George Michael has died at the age of 53. RIP.This dreadful year goes on and on.So sad, a real talent.

I am one of those authors who believes (perhaps foolishly) that she is in complete control of the story.

Writing is a trade ... which is learned by writing.

Resist the temptation to try to use dazzling style to conceal weakness of substance.

Take not from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.