He who has fostered the sweet poison of love by fondling it, finds it too late to refuse the yoke which he has of his own accord assumed.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

…what splendid dreams young people build upon a word, and how bitter is the pain when the bright bubbles burst.

I think we live in a very competitive world, and I love competition.

Marriage is the most natural state of man, and therefore the state in which one is most likely to find solid happiness.

Wilderness. The word itself is music.

After a while, the cocaine - I didn't have any friends. I was just alone and I didn't even like myself.

Once upon a time there was a saucer pie. A saucer pie is one that is baked in a saucer instead of a pan; and if you have never seen one, I hope you will before you are a hundred years old.

If it is true that cowardice is the most grave vice, then the dog, at least, is not guilty of it.

Sometimes he hated that voice in his brain, the one that slapped him upside the head anytime he got too stupid. Funny, it happened a lot with Sienna.

Oftentimes the shows that don't work help you get it right.

Read something that YOU want to read, not something that you feel compelled to read.