Man is the only animal that must be encouraged to live.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

When we blindly adopt a religion, a political system, a literary dogma, we become automatons.

Life's like a book: What matters is the hook. Be it short or long, just live it strong. Whether it's five stars, or how near or far, just soar!

Moving on should be a required high school classbecause Lynchburg is determined to make me forget.

I will not hesitate.I will not hang back.I will go and offer my heart, for it is what I have to give...

Not in the clamor of the crowded street Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng But in ourselves are triumph and defeat.

Nothing moves a woman so deeply as the boyhood of the man she loves.

Each time you meditate, you create a stronger connection with the world of inner light and happiness that exists within you.

Captive people have a need for song.

Happy people continuously change; and because they change they become more and more happy; and then more and more change is possible.

I looked back at some of my earlier published stories with genuine horror and remorse. I got thinking, How many extant copies might there be, who owns them, and do they keep their doors locked?