More and more I feel like the boy who cut off his nose to spite his face.

Mutually assured destruction.

Clever as the Devil and twice as pretty.

Every hero is the villain of his own story.

Ah coffee. The sweet balm by which we shall accomplish today's tasks.

You're like this leopard who's pretending to be a house cat.

Those who really love you don't mean to hurt you and if they do, you can't see it in their eyes but it hurts them too.

Jewels, lies, slips of paper, dried flowers, memories of thing long past, useless quotations, idle hands, beads, buttons, and mischief.

Put your puppet on the throne." said Talathain. "You may make her Queen but she won’t be Queen for long.

There’s nothing like a gunshot to make you the life of the party.

If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.

Almost astride the Equator, night fell like a portcullis. The sun dropped below the horizon and suddenly all was dark.

Magic is never totally scientifically explainable, but science has always been, at one time or another, considered magic.

I have a jar at home, and I put pennies in it whenever I curse. The other day I spilled the jar. I owe it about $25.

To live is to be among men, and to be among men is to struggle, a struggle not only with them but with oneself; with their passions, but also with one's own.

I will look on the stars and look on thee, and read the page of thy destiny.

All true wealth is biological.

Nobody's ever made me feel boring but I'm pretty boring. I acknowledge that in myself.

Jesus Christ can afford to be misunderstood; we cannot. Our weakness lies in always wanting to vindicate ourselves.

I just want you to be yourself. Be a bigger yourself.

I would never describe a cloud as 'fluffy'—in Chinese or in English.