Madness was only a handicap only if you couldn't control its irrationalities.

You are about to enter the realms of human beings. Be prepared for cruelty and kindness, for friendship and hatred. People are made of all possibilities and conditions.

To a happy war!' laughter echoed with all the insane glee of an army of psychopaths.

But leave us some magic in the world. Leave us some mystery to enjoy.

A conflagration always made such a nice backdrop to a battle. Fire made everything so much more joyously apocalyptic.

If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill.

One of the most important lessons she'd recently learned was that looking strong and confident was sometimes all the people required of you.

Thanks, Dad," she whispered in his ear. Then recovering her composure, she knelt before him and said, "I give thanks, my Father. May your decision be proved right and true.

There's no such thing as an evil race, just evil circumstances that make people do evil things.

Sulphurous wind gusted in his wake the dust of the street swirled and the folds of his black coat flapped against his thin body.

Neither imagine that you are false, nor lash yourself, for both may be forms of self-indulgence.

But I always think that the best way to know God is to love many things.

I play a lot of games on my iPhone. There is a game called Rat on a Scooter that I will promote as much as possible because it has brought me so much joy.

Hold to a thing long enough, a secret, a desire, maybe a lie, and it will shape you.

Every day you're alive and someone loves you is a miracle.

To be modern is to destroy nature.

I might survive a few days at sea. Probably not as long as Pi.

You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you describe the sky and the moon? After Sylvia Plath, what can you say?

The young men in our city are not problems to be solved. They are opportunities to be unleashed.