Necessity is stronger than duty.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

War appeals to young men because it is fundamentally auto-eroticism.

If you take pictures does that make you an art thief?

Life is like a combination lock; your job is to find the right numbers, in the right order, so you can have everything you want.

The richest gifts we can bestow are the least marketable. We hate the kindness which we understand.

I definitely feel, when I'm wearing the costume, that I could scare people and hurt them.

Plenty of crazy people in New York. There are so many crazy people here, I think it's like one out of every one person is completely out of their mind.

It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories. For example, there is no sense in sending a picture book text to a publisher who does not publish picture books.

I moved to Holland because I wanted to see American art.

She frowned at him. 'You are in love with solitude.' 'Is there a better cure for the world than solitude?

It is a luxury to learn; but the luxury of learning is not to be compared with the luxury of teaching.