From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men

Religion is a way of walking, not a way of talking.

It takes strong men and women to love ... people strong enough inside themselves to love ... without humiliation.

The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.

Literature flourishes best when it is half a trade and half an art.

I have a tendency, after a play of mine is produced, to look back on it disparagingly, seeing only its faults; before production, I see only its virtues.

Oh, believe me. The greatest egos are those which are too egotistical to show just how egotistical they are.

I been talkin' with my buddy, and he thinks I'm virgin enough fer the two of us.

Of all tyrannies a country can suffer, the worst is the tyranny of the majority.

What is a socialist? One who has yearnings To share equal profits from unequal earnings.

Oh, yes. I'm terribly smart. Wouldn't it have been nice... to be intelligent?

The best thing about Art is that the people who create it live forever.

True efficiency is taking some time to be fully first thing in the morning. Rushing isn’t always efficient.

If you do not need something that it is still useful, give it to someone who will appreciate it before you douse it in lighter fluid in hopes Santa Odin will put a new one under your Yule tree.

It all came apart once you started caring for something outside yourself.

I'm obsessed with zombies. I like watching zombie movies and I read zombie books.

That which is not worth contemplating in life, is not worth recreating in art.

There is no such thing as a quantum leap. There is only dogged persistence - and in the end you make it look like a quantum leap.

The truth I know for sure is that god is the creator of all things. And to not take ourselves too seriously.

Falsehood, like poison, will generally be rejected when administered alone; but when blended with wholesome ingredients may be swallowed unperceived.

I hoped Lissa remained the only one with a surprise sibling.