I worry that independence will never feel safe again.

Nick wouldn’t dream of going on a case without his beloved cat. After all, they had been together for over three hundred years.

He remembers when he was very small his mother once said she wished happiness and adventure for him. If this does not count as adventure, he is not sure what does.

In a power hungry, power worshipping society, men label themselves atheist.

Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Work, continuous work and hard work, is the only way to accomplish results that last.

Self-denial does not belong to religion as characteristic of it; it belongs to human life; the lower nature must always be denied when you are trying to rise to a higher sphere.

Light may seem at times to be an impertinent intruder, but it is always beneficial in the end.

Art is a way of recognizing oneself.

Advice, First Law of: The correct advice to give is the advice that is desired.

now that she realized she had been waiting for him—she did not like that.

I knew exactly what I wanted to do. I wanted to build some kind of lifestyle brand that was preppy and cool.