I hate all that don't love me, and slight all that do.

There is no scandal like rags, nor any crime so shameful as poverty.

A good husband makes a good wife at any time.

Women never really command until they have given their promise to obey; and they are never in more danger of being made slaves than when the men are at their feet.

Those who know the least obey the best.

Observe this, that tho a woman swear, forswear, lie, dissemble, back-bite, be proud, vain, malicious, anything, if she secures the main chance, she's still virtuous; that's a maxim.

Charming women can true converts make, We love the precepts for the teacher's sake.

Grant me some wild expressions, Heavens, or I shall burst.

Captain is a good travelling name and so I take it.

'Twas for the good of my country that I should be abroad. Anything for the good of one's country-I'm a Roman for that.

Necessity, the mother of invention.

...it is far more important to know who you are than where you are going, for where you are going will certainly change as the world about you changes.

You have it in your God-given power, the willingness to make the years ahead of you to become a brighter one. Avoid things that will not make you a success in the nearby future!

To survive the daily bumps and bruises that come with living our lives, we all need a gentle and loving home both within and outside of ourselves.

A book has got smell. A new book smells great. An old book smells even better. An old book smells like ancient Egypt.

I like my coffee hot and strong. Like I like my women: hot and strong...with a spoon in them.

When I feel good, the crowd is behind me, have a great spirit, I think I can be very tough to beat.

Some people tell me that they like what I do, which is great, of course. The perfect irony and truth is that I need them much more than they need me.

If you don’t have faith in yourself, then nobody else will have faith in you.

I never asked anybody to take me seriously.

I think these days an SF connection would be a boost to other books; I'm sure more people have read my two little detective puzzles because of the SF connection.