No one really starts anything new, Mrs. Nemur. Everyone builds on other men's failures. There is nothing really original in science. What each man contributes to the sum of knowledge is what counts.

I don’t know what’s worse: to not know what you are and be happy, or to become what you’ve always wanted to be, and feel alone.

I am afraid. Not of life, or death, or nothingness, but of wasting it as if I had never been.

Just leave me alone. I'm not myself. I'm falling apart, and I don't want you here.

Intelligence and education that hasn't been tempered by human affection isn't worth a damn.

There are a lot of people who will give money or materials, but very few who will give time and affection.

So this is how a person can come to despise himself-knowing he's doing the wrong thing and not being able to stop.

Strange about learning; the farther I go the more I see that I never knew even existed.

People think it's funny when a dumb person can't do things the same way they can.

I can't afford to spend my time with anyone - there's only enough left for myself

Thank God for books and music and things I can think about." --Charlie Gordan

True beauty radiates not from outer cosmetics, but from the simple joy of making a difference for those that need your voice, passion, and time without expecting or wanting anything in return...

A romantic comedy has to be funny and make you think about life but the obstacle that has to be overcome is key.

I did not, however, commit suicide, because I wished to know more of mathematics.

Now and forever, I'll remember all the promises still unbroken and think about all the words between us that never needed to be spoken.

Coffee is a fleeting moment and a fragrance.

And when I look back I recognize now that I indeed do come from a large family of artists. Whether they necessarily realize it or not.

Actually, the animal pictures came about in a funny way.

Intoxicated? The word did not express it by a mile. He was oiled, boiled, fried, plastered, whiffled, sozzled, and blotto.

Well, when I was a kid, I grew up in San Diego next to the ocean. The ocean was my friend - my best friend.