It is a truth widely recognized that tyranny stems from the consent of the governed as much as democracy does.

In short, self-rule is workable only when a people are self-sufficient enough to reject the hierarchic system as it stands.

It is one of the strongest bonds, I think, that can spring up between people: sharing a passion for certain books and their authors.

Sometimes it seems that to exit this world, they must go through my heart, leaving me scarred and sore.

A little perspective, like a little humor, goes a long way.

Whatever age we are is the age we’ve always been.

I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things. In my mind, I want the fairy tale

Poor soul, she always knew everything about her neighbors, but she never was very well acquainted with herself.

I'm sure there are people who say like, "I was wearing weird emo eyeliner," but there's something pretty embarrassing about the jazz phase.

When it comes to your inner critic, my advice is to not take advice from someone who doesn't like you. That's like returning to the perpetrator for healing after you've been abused.

I've always had a respect for psychiatry as a profession.

When a man understands the art of seeing, he can trace the spirit of an age and the features of a king even in the knocker on a door.