Literature is the immortality of speech.

In actual life, every great enterprise begins with and takes its first forward step in faith.

Authorship is, according to the spirit in which it is pursued, an infamy, a pastime, a day-labor, a handicraft, an art, a science, a virtue.

That which exists in nature is a something purely individual and particular. Art, on the contrary, is essentially destined to manifest the general.

The thinker requires exactly the same light as the painter, clear, without direct sunshine, or blinding reflection, and, where possible, from above.

Once you say that you are perfect, it actually means you are dead, because you are killing the opportunity to improve and grow.

It is easy to show sinners how they sinned but God is not looking for sin pointers, He is looking for sin forgivers. Behold the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

It's called evolution. You must know that. Yes, we are.'She looked up from her book.'I would hope, though, ' she went on, 'that we also have some rather more beautiful ancestors. Don't you?' --Mina

I don't need anybody to handle my problems, only I am capable of solving them my self.

There is no more dangerous thing for a democracy than a foreign policy based on presidential preventive war.

Christianity is not a spectator sport. It's something in which we become totally involved.

I don't need to prove that I'm some great international filmmaker. It's not really on my list of goals.

The language of love may be universal, but it's not one of the options on an ATM machine.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

Cast a cold eye on life, on death Horseman pass by