One swallow alone does not make a summer.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

Books have a unique way of stopping time in a particular moment and saying: Let’s not forget this.

I laughed uneasily. “Jeez, you guys make it sound like I was on the brink of death or something. I just fainted.” (Sabina)

The fertility cycle is a cycle entirely of living creatures passing again and again through birth, growth, maturity, death, and decay.

I believe anger is a wasted emotion, and I don't like to waste emotions.

It's the Democrats' same old weakness: much too much dependency on consultants and TV ads rather than mobilizing people.

You should never be embarrassed by your trouble with living, because it's the ones with the sorest throats who have done the most singing.

Nothing new ever happens in the books. It's the same old theme.

Keep your eyes wide open in the darkest of times. Only then you can rely on shooting stars.

Misa: I can't imagine a world without Light! L: Yes, that would be dark.

Whatever truth you contribute to the world will be one lucky shot in a thousand misses. You cannot be right by holding your breath and taking precautions.