It’s a terrible person who listens to what we say rather than what we mean

I just wonder… Isn’t it better to start as a monster and become a hero? Isn’t that what creates belief? The idea that someone can change?

How can we learn the value of saying no, if we didn’t occasionally say yes?

Mistasinon stood as the music of life flowed around him, the instrument of his agency muted.

Bear it in mind that people who do not take actions are not and cannot be leaders. Leadership is action.

Excellent memories are often coupled with feeble judgments.

Plant no other tree before the vine.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

You must be respectable, if you will be respected.

The girls go to the gang in order to get protection from victimization that's occurring in their lives. And also it's a place to be, because they're often rejected from and rejecting their families.

I love being onstage and I love to perform. To be honest with you, I'm more comfortable performing than I am in an everyday situation, which I can't quite explain.

Ideas are like frog eggs: you've got to lay a thousand to hatch one.

Any man who is really a man must learn to be alone in the midst of others, to think alone for others, and, if necessary, against others.

The best reason for a knitter to marry is that you can't teach the cat to be impressed when you finish a lace scarf.