My alar is like the ocean in storm. (Devi)

Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times.

There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man.

Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find.

I've always liked the moonless night best. It's easier to say things in the dark. It's easier to be yourself.

I am no poet. I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.

Dawn was coming. The Waystone Inn lay in silence, and it was a silence of three parts.

Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.

Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

Pride is always a better lever against the nobility than reason.

I could see the bay in the distance and where the ship should have been. Instead we found a burnt mast protruding from the waves.

We cannot wait for great visions from great people, for they are in short supply. It is up to us to light our own small fires in the darkness.

My children were the center of my life.

All men are good when free from passion, interest, or error.

I never lose an opportunity of urging a practical beginning, however small...

I think a lot of people really have religious overtones of having come from somewhere. I mean, even the whole concept of religion is kind of alien.

I was born in 1942, so I was mainly aware of Howard Hughes' name on RKO Radio Pictures.

Don't fall into the trap of thinking about politics in your workplace too much. Just work hard, be cheerful, ignore distractions.

Now the last red ray is gone; Now the twilight shadows hie.

It's bliss when you give up all that stuff that separates you from other human beings. It's hard, but you break down all that stuff.