Ideas are forces; our acceptance of one determines our reception of others.

Books minister to our knowledge, to our guidance, and to our delight, by their truth, their uprightness, and their art.

Science is the systematic classification of experience.

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

It is unhappily true that much insincere Literature and Art, executed solely with a view to effect, does succeed by deceiving the public.

No man ever made a great discovery without the exercise of the imagination.

We must never assume that which is incapable of proof.

The true function of philosophy is to educate us in the principles of reasoning and not to put an end to further reasoning by the introduction of fixed conclusions.

Insincerity is always weakness; sincerity even in error is strength.

To write much, and to write rapidly, are empty boasts. The world desires to know what you have done, and not how you did it.

Good writers are of necessity rare.

I'm not even who I am, yet.

When they know what makes you cry, they know what hurts you most. Don't give your enemies that." Solin, character in The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon

Life takes up one long, winding road to fulfill its seemingly endless journey, and when we find ourselves stumble upon forks in the road, we choose wisely.

character isn’t something you talk about

I really love to ride my motorcycle. When I want to just get away and be by myself and clear my head, that's what I do.

Fate Marches on, demanding we find our destinies

She was my destination. I was always on the way to Lena, even when I wasn't. Even when she wasn't on her way to me.

[Frank] Sinatra, to everyone, even Tony Bennett, was such a huge influence because he had mastered not only music, but film and radio.

But this is a remarkable egg, an egg worth talking about, an egg worth crossing the street for, an egg worth writing about.

All genuine progress results from finding new facts