Is it not monstrous that our seducers should be our accusers?

when a swinging sin is to be committed, there is nothing like a gown and a cassock to cover it.

Reputation ... is as often gained without merit as lost without a crime.

by the general love of scandal and detraction in Dublin, one might reasonably imagine they were all to feed themselves through the holes which they had made in the characters of others.

I was most incorrigibly devoted to versifying, and all my spouse's wholesome admonitions had no manner of effect on me; in short, I believe this scribbling itch is an incurable disease.

Being in home is like magic moments, in a magic world, among maicians

Don't cheat the foundation of a house because you want to save for the roofing for at the end, you will have only roofed rubbles.

No, I do not weep at the world – I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.

Things aren't different. Things are things.

If you can't hold a person in your mind with a good thought, it is better not to think about them at all.

You can only do your best. That's all you can do. And if it isn't good enough, it isn't good enough.

It is easier for a political party to attain national ballot status in Russia today than it is for the Libertarian party or the Green party to get on the ballot in, say, Pennsylvania.

There are laws that only apply to people with HIV - we're becoming a viral underclass.

Effective people do two things: they strive to do excellent work, and they prioritize.

My daughter lived with my wife being ill since she was 2.