On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Living by proxy is always a precarious expedient.

To be Radchaai is to be civilised.

As for kissing on the first date, you should never date someone whom you would not wish to kiss immediately.

We're both looking at the same moon, in the same world. We're connected to reality by the same line. All I have to do is quietly draw it towards me.

The single biggest misconception about games is that they're an escapist waste of time.

This is something I dreamed about as a little kid, being back in my hometown (Cincinnati) where I watched so many great players.

Not to know what has been transacted in former times is to continue always a child.

Walk away from 'friendships' that make you feel small and insecure, and seek out people who inspire you and support you

The predicament of a person in a restaurant who is unable to determine his or her designated restroom (e.g., turtles and tortoises).

Hope never trickles down. It always springs up.