No man's abilities are so remarkably shining as not to stand in need of a proper opportunity.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

From the end spring new beginnings.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

In wine, there's truth.

Each book was a world unto itself, and in it I took refuge.

In the games of queens and kings, we leave our dreams at the door and we make do with what we have. Sometimes if we’re fortunate, we still manage to have a good life.

I don't go to that many Broadway shows, so I can't really say anything.

If your life is bad because of an elected official, then you don't have a life.

The flatterer does not think highly enough of himself or of others.

Yes, I'm back," he said, "And look who I ran into." Horace grinned at him. "i hope you ran into him hard." "As hard as I could.

Venture too far for love, she tells herself, and you renounce citizenship in the country you've made for yourself.

We give people a taste of different eras of us, it's kind of like a mix-tape of us.

Everything I've done is an old Marvel comic in its' own way.

But oh, to him I loved Who loved me not at all,I owe the little open gate That led thru heaven's wall.