I think I feel on the whole that something's there trying to get out ... It's sort of trying to get out and wants help.

A leopard does not change his spots, or change his feeling that spots are rather a credit.

Anyone who picks up a Compton-Burnett finds it very hard not to put it down.

There are different kinds of wrong. The people sinned against are not always the best.

My youth is escaping without giving me anything it owes me.

We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and firmly laid.

As regards plot I find real life no help at all. Real life seems to have no plots. And as I think a plot desirable and almost necessary, I have this extra grudge against life.

Real life seems to have no plots.

I never know why self-sacrifice is noble. Why is it better to sacrifice oneself than someone else?

Many people misjudge the permanent effect of sorrow, and their capacity to live in the past.

Appearances are not held to be a clue to the truth,' said his cousin. 'But we seem to have no other.

At times even the best are not good enough.

Courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality.

I realize parenting is hard and boring at times and a four-hour break would be super, but this is the job we signed up for. Some days it sucks, but most days it's great.

A deceitful tongue will always be good at twisting the truth.

If the universe has an end, it means we are captive fishes in an aquarium! If it has no end, we are lost sheep in the eternal darkness!

If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves.

I appreciate what I have a lot more than I did when I was younger.

There are few things more dangerous than a mixture of power, arrogance and incompetence.

To lead others is to help them change their thoughts, beliefs and actions for the better.

Robert Jordan... is a lot of writer