Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

There is pleasure in the pathless woods, there is rapture in the lonely shore, there is society where none intrudes, by the deep sea, and music in its roar; I love not Man the less, but Nature more.

Always laugh when you can. It is cheap medicine.

When falls the Coliseum, Rome shall fall; And when Rome falls--the World.

The heart will break, but broken live on.

Friendship may, and often does, grow into love, but love never subsides into friendship.

Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.

There are four questions of value in life, Don Octavio. What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

And gentle winds and waters near, make music to the lonely ear.

There is no instinct like that of the heart.

Love will find a way through paths where wolves fear to prey.

When a man is wrong and won't admit it, he always gets angry.

You are a man still young, so to say, in your first youth and so put intellect above everything.

It's not one of Bruno's fastest wins... but it's one of them.

My most disastrous date was not so much a disaster as uncomfortable for both parties involved.

I grew up in Southern California, so the whole concept of a local music history is still kinda novel to me.

You have to assemble your life yourself - action by action.

For me, this was all or nothing. I left no room for anything else. That goal was just for my own push, my own self-esteem. The fear of not being a success in my life made me push even harder.

Most people don't have the money to spend on advertising to create awareness among readers, nor do they have the contacts at newspapers or magazines to get their books reviewed.

Impulsiveness can be charming but deliberation can have an appeal, as well.

Whether it is television or film, the character on the page has to speak to me.