Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must first be overcome.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

The darkness surrounding can envelop one, but if you light only one match, you have defeated it all.

Happiness is a choice, because being so much blessed doesn't make you happy, contentment does.

And Sky?” he asked, his voice soft. “Yes?”“Maybe you don’t need me, but I need you.

I think people need to know that there's great peace and joy in knowing the Lord - the Lord Jesus Christ - as your savior.

Well, everything surprises me about the writing process because illustrating comes much more naturally to me than writing does.

he wanted people to like his mind again-after awhile it might be such a nice place in which to live.

I do not care to listen; obloquy injures my self-esteem and I am skeptical of praise.

I prefer playing characters that are going through turmoil. Most movie characters are just in service to the story.

I have actually seen people contemplate their navels

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet. [Fr., Celui qui a de l'imagination sans erudition a des ailes, et n'a pas de pieds.]