I think most are too afraid to see the truth.

There was no hope in death, only an end.

Evil is a choice one makes, not a natural state of being.

But there was nothing else she could be right now except strong.

I believe we make our own destinies, every last one of us.

Darkness became her world...

Sometimes, to regain sanity, one had to acknowledge and embrace the madness.

She could think of no other reason for this boy to continue to visit her if not to use her in some way.

In the meantime, the first characteristic of a really revolutionary party is -- to be able to look reality in the face.

Cease your insults to God, quit consulting flesh and blood. Stop your lame, lying, and cowardly excuses. Enlist!

I saw the Cloud, though I did not foresee the Storm.

I always let the characters guide the stories. They really let me know what they want to say and what action they want to happen.

The educated man is the man who can do something. The quality of his work marks the degree of his education.

Hee that should have what hee hath not, should doe what he doth not.

I have some problems with conventional organized religion.

It is significant that one says book lover and music lover and art lover but not record lover or CD lover or, conversely, text lover.

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced by the age, even something ridiculous; just like everyone, without exception, has weaknesses.

I'm afraid I don't believe there is such a thing as blasphemy, just outrage from those insecure in their own faith.