I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . .

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

The beginning is always today.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

I beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created.

There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.

Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude.

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.

Too many non-achievers confuse humility with humiliation.

If you don't feel loved maybe the outward trappings like weddings and wedding rings become important? (Page 567)

The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring. Or the phone.

Even though I hated doing farming and wanted to just get out of the village, I would work from 5 in the morning till 5 in the evening.

Loneliness is my least favorite thing about life. The thing that I'm most worried about is just being alone without anybody to care for or someone who will care for me.

Anger is as a stone cast into a wasp's nest.

A low morality will not sustain leadership long, its influence quickly vanishes, it cannot produce its own succession.

We are only advancing in life, whose hearts are getting softer, our blood warmer, our brains quicker, and our spirits entering into living peace.

People are never so near playing the fool as when they think themselves wise.

When you've got guys on base, you have to hit. I concentrate on getting it done.