I am one of those who hold that poetry is never so blithe as in a wanton and irregular subject.

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

This is why I stayed away, " he growled against my mouth as his hands started to rove over me with knowing, ruthless passion. "Can't be near you without wanting you. Can't stop myself anymore--

Alcohol makes the nobleman into a feeble man.

At one time it really felt like forever might happen for us.

I love my iPhone it's great to have a camera around all the time.

I write every day weekdays for about 5 hours, mostly longhand on legal pads. It has gotten neither harder nor easier, sadly or happily.

You are not what you think you are, but what you THINK, you ARE.

I gained nothing at all from Supreme Enlightenment, and for that very reason it is called Supreme Enlightenment.

The great Emathian conqueror bid spare The house of Pindarus, when temple and tower Went to the ground.

It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.

The body will shine if the character is fine; service of man and worship of God will preserve its charm.