God made the ocean but the Dutch made Holland.

He who is outside his door already has a hard part of his journey behind him.

He who has a choice has trouble.

When one friend washes another both become clean.

He who is outside the door has already a good part of his journey behind him.

God does not pay weekly but he pays at the end.

To marry once is a duty twice a folly thrice is madness.

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

A smile is a smile.

You're everything I hate about the rock world and yet everything I love...

I suppose that one’s years spent living do not reflect a measure of our souls or strength of character.

I love how summer just wraps it’s arms around you like a warm blanky.

The measure of a superhero is always his nemesis.

Life is dear to all beings, they have the right to live the same that we do.

Perfection is only an ideal for man; it cannot be attained, for man is made imperfect.

I once had someone say to me in an interview, 'You are more ugly on the screen than in real life.'

When I am angry I can write, pray, and preach well, for then my whole temperament is quickened, my understanding sharpened, and all mundane vexations and temptations depart.

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.