He who possesseth little is so much the less possessed. Blessed be moderate poverty!

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

A happy soul in a happy body.

In my card catalogue, the Dewey Decimal System had placed him firmly under Ancient History.

My deep religiosity [...] found an abrupt ending at the age of twelve, through the reading of popular scientific books.

Blues is to jazz what yeast is to bread--without it, it's flat.

Donald Trump's campaign manager said that you built a lot of businesses on the backs of little guys.

I am not ashamed to admit that I belong to those who fantasize that literature is capable of bringing new horizons and new perspectives--philosophical, religious, aesthetical and even social.

You've got to take the sour with the bitter.

Let us follow the truth whither so ever it leads.

Books are the best type of the influence of the past.

I can be very reactionary. It's a gift and a curse.