I am not, sir, a bad person, though in truth I am not lacking in reasons for being one. [Sp., Yo, senor, no soy malo, aunque no me faltarian motivos para serlo.]

There are two kinds of man: the ones who make history and the ones who endure it.

Ideas? My head is full of them, one after the other, but they serve no purpose there. They must be put down on paper, one after the other.

Literature is the denunciation of the times in which one lives.

When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again.

What is life to Spirit, is death to the ego.

You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. - Pan

As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of morality. I don't want our blunders in history to get repeated.

Our character is what we do when we think no one is looking.

Do I have a message? Yes, I do. Here's my message: as scary as the world is – and it is – it is merely a ride ...

She sent him a warm and gentle wind, and Lord Odysseus was happy as he set his sails to catch the breeze. He sat beside the steering oar and used his skill to steer the raft.

The only art form that Americans have created that's recognized around the world is jazz music born in a community that had the peculiar experience of being unfree in a free land.

My PSA was normal but the DRE indicated there may be a problem.

Mahmoud Abbas is a puppet.

There is one element that is worth its weight in gold and that is LOYALTY. It will cover a multitude of weaknesses.