I have an intense dislike for artificial society. In France, one could lead a free life - to do what one wanted to do without interference or criticism from one's neighbors.

It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out; it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe.

Our breath is brief, and being so Let's make our heaven here below, And lavish kindness as we go.

A promise made is a debt unpaid.

Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to quit - It's the keeping your chin up that's hard.

Be sure your wisest words are those you do not say.

No man can be a failure if he thinks he's a success; If he thinks he is a winner, then he is.

The Wanderlust has got me... by the belly-aching fire

It's the steady, quiet, plodding ones who win in the lifelong race.

This is the law of the Yukon, that only the strong shall thrive; that surely the weak shall perish, and only the fit survive.

A wounded animal yet bears teeth

One by one they were all becoming shades. Better pass boldly into that other world, in the full glory of some passion, than fade and wither dismally with age.

How can you forgive someone when they can't give a reason why?

the basic principle of capitalism: that the penalties (losses) no less than the rewards (profits) of risk taking shall go to those who embark on a productive venture.

What I'm trying to do is, is to make a significant difference in space flight. And help make space flight accessible to almost anyone.

The home is the most important factor in civilization, and that civilization is to be measured at different stages largely by the development in the home.

It must be hard when you are a beautiful woman and no one will look at your soul.

I'm a native New Yorker, so I'm edgier; I kind of tell it like it is.

First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It's also about politics.

I do know that I'm responsible not for what happens, but for what I make of it.