No poem is intended for the reader, no picture for the beholder, no symphony for the listener.

Like ultraviolet rays memory shows to each man in the book of life a script that invisibly and prophetically glosses the text.

The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself.

Of all the ways of acquiring books, writing them oneself is regarded as the most praiseworthy method.

To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.

Work on good prose has three steps: a musical stage when it is composed, an architectonic one when it is built, and a textile one when it is woven.

The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.

Quotations in my work are like wayside robbers who leap out armed and relieve the stroller of his conviction.

There is no document of civilization which is not at the same time a document of barbarism.

The concept of progress must be grounded in the idea of catastrophe. That things are 'status quo' is the catastrophe

All human knowledge takes the form of interpretation.

No matter how big or small the service is, Always express your Thanks to the person who served you.

Everyone dies. That is a universal constant. The only variable is how one dies.

Everything that we have in this earthly life should serve the Kingdom of God.

The word that best sums up this team is sacrifice.

Are you aware of the significance of every thought, of every reaction that you happen to have?

A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.

As to marriage, I think the intercourse of heart and mind may be fully enjoyed without entering into this partnership of daily life.

It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil.

I just get my news from the Internet.

Ric Flair, you put me in this position. You named me the Legend Killer and after Tuesday, you will respect me.