Oh how the passions, insolent and strong, Bear our weak minds their rapid course along; Make us the madness of their will obey; Then die and leave us to our griefs as prey!

Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations.

From powerful causes spring the empiric's gains, Man's love of life, his weakness, and his pains; These first induce him the vile trash to try, Then lend his name, that other men may buy.

Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.

Oh, rather give me commentators plain, Who with no deep researches vex the brain; Who from the dark and doubtful love to run, And hold their glimmering tapers to the sun.

An infatuated man is not only foolish, but wild.

Void of all honor, avaricious, rash, The daring tribe compound their boasted trash Tincture of syrup, lotion, drop, or pill; All tempt the sick to trust the lying bill.

Habit with him was all the test of truth; It must be right: I've done it from my youth.

In idle wishes, fools supinely stay. Be there a will and wisdom finds a way.

The coward never on himself relies, But to an equal for assistance flies.

A great lie is like a great fish on dry land; it may fret and fling and make a frightful bother, but it cannot hurt you. You have only to keep still, and it will die of itself.

Reconstructing the past is rather like translating poetry. It can be done, but never exactly.

i'm sorryif iwasn't the daughteryou hadin mind-i only ever wanted to make you proud-

So I can't show you how, exactly, health care is a basic human right. But what I can argue is that no one should have to die of a disease that is treatable.

I hope I stand for antibigotry, anti-Semitism, antiracism. This is what drives me.

I think that superhero comics in particular are really useful for talking about big emotions and feelings, and personifying and concretizing symbols.

Nothing's forever forever's a lie. All we have is what's between hello and goodbye.

Good writing is a kind of skating which carries off the performer where he would not go.

There may be some difficulties during a period of adjustment. Specifically, picking up their life again and making their own truly independent decisions.

The wisest among us is a fool in some things.

It'd be cool if God gave everyone a Do Over Day and you could yell "Do Over!" and the day would start new.