He wasn't completely wrong, poor old Gemistus (let Lord Andronicus and the patriarch suspect him if they like), in wanting us, telling us to become pagan once again.

And if you can't shape your life the way you want, at least try as much as you can not to degrade it.

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long, full of adventure, full of knowledge.

My life has been awaiting you. Your footfall was my own heart's beat.

Have Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca has not deceived you. Wise as you have become, with so much experience, you must already have understood what these Ithacas mean.

To certain people there comes a day when they must say the great Yes or the great No.

What shall become of us without any barbarians? Those people were a kind of solution.

Body, remember not only how much you were loved, not only the beds you lay on, but also those desires glowing openly in eyes that looked at you, trembling for you in voices.

From all I did and all I said let no one try to find out who I was.

One candle is enough. Its gentle light will be more suitable, will be more gracious when the Shades arrive, the Shades of Love.

Live life daringly.

The economic freedom that made the U.S. economy the leader of the world has given way toa rigged, controlled, and regulated economy.

Let us weigh the gain and the loss, in wagering that God is. Consider these alternatives: if you win, you win all, if you lose you lose nothing. Do not hesitate, then, to wager that he is.

Never surrender opportunity to security.

I never met Johnny Rotten, and I didn't want to meet Johnny Rotten.

It's easier to be responsible for the decisions that you've made yourself than for the ones that other people have made for you.

There are obviously people who want to be very niche, but I think for the most part everybody is trying to reach a larger audience.

Sage,” Adrian declared. “These hands don’t do manual labor.

I like ice hockey. No one is ever going to ask me to write about that as a metaphor for life.

The laughter of girls is, and ever was, among the delightful sounds of earth.