Most minds are the slaves of external circumstances, and conform to any hand that undertakes to mould them.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

In fact, the mere act of opening the box will determine the state of thecat, although in this case there were three determinate states the catcould be in: these being Alive, Dead, and Bloody Furious.

It is better to love and lose than to hurt and win.

The deeper the journey into inner space, the further the possibilities in outer space.

Parent should never forget the great excitement they felt for the birth of a new born into the world.

Blaire, even if all we do is kiss or just lay there and talk, I'm okay with that. I just wanted you up here. Close to me.

I grew up with a sister I was very close with and a mom who was a powerful influence on my life. I was always close with women.

Savor the mystery, Stephen, we don't get enough of them.

A gentleman does not boast about his junk.

No man is a devil in his own mind.

I walk around the world like a ghost, and sometimes I question whether I even exist. Whether I've ever existed at all.