One is always a good master when one isn’t the master

The first among mankind will always be those who make something imperishable out of a sheet of paper, a canvas, a piece of marble, or a few sounds

I have a private theory, Sir, that there are no heroes and no monsters in this world. Only children should be allowed to use these words

It's up to you, not fate.

Some things just can't be put back together. Some things can never be fixed. Two broken pieces can't make a lot of anything anymore. But at least he had the broken pieces.

Damn it, woman, ” he snapped. “Stop crying. Are you hysterical?” “Maybe.” Her voice was muffled by the pillow and her hands.-Maxim & Airiana

The best part about working is that you never know what you're going to learn when you start out.

Today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.

When you broadcast your book reading voluntarily, it creates moments of fascinating serendipity.

You don't get into trouble because of the things you don't know. It is the things you don't know you don't know that really get you into a mess.

Moralists and philosophers have adjudged those who throw temptation in the way of the erring, equally guilty with those who are thereby led into evil

Title deeds generally outlast poems.

The best part of all, the absolutely most delicious part, is finishing it and then doing it over I rewrite a lot, over and over again, so that it looks like I never did.