Men are by nature merely indifferent to one another but women are by nature enemies.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

Words make you think. Music makes you feel. A song makes you feel a thought.

My days are filled with you, and for that I am more grateful than you could ever know

Christmas and the others can end up making you sad, because you know you should be happy.

Could he actually be a decent guy?Hard to imagine.He was pretty to look at, though, she thought. Boys weren't objectified nearly enough, and turnabout is always fair play.

Never find fault with the absent.

Pass that thing, slightly, lightly and politely.

The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made.

My narrators tend to be women with low self-esteem, so I can send them to charm school.

Relax...90% of haters are begging for love. 10% just want a little attention

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.