I moreover affirm that our wisdom itself, and wisest consultations, for the most part commit themselves to the conduct of chance.

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.

Live large!!! In your mind, not in your body.

Part of the creative process for me is an invitation for readers to follow their imagination.

Being a language, mathematics may be used not only to inform but also, among other things, to seduce.

Clary," Jace said again. "You know: short, redheaded, bad temper.

If you have a child, you'll notice they have two states: asleep or online.

The freedoms won by Americans in 1776 were lost in the revolution of 1913.

The less people think of you, the more they will reveal to you or in your presence.

Perhaps the earth can teach us As when everything seems dead And later proves to be alive

Acting can be a very reactive profession. Acting is a fantastic thing, and it's my life, but writing is also part of me too, so I did it and in so doing took responsibility for my own life.

Let no one underestimate the need of pity. We live in a stony universe whose hard, brilliant forces rage fiercely.