Only he who is without anything is without enemies.

He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad.

Thirstily he set it to his lips, and as its cool refreshment began to soothe his throat, he thanked Heaven that in a world of much evil there was still so good a thing as ale.

Regret of neglected opportunity is the worst hell that a living soul can inhabit.

I am very poor - for a know nothing, understand nothing. It is not a calamitous condition until it is realized.

Only those become weary of angling who bring nothing to it but the idea of catching fish.

...it is human nature, I suppose, to be futile and ridiculous.

Truth is so often disconcerting.

To do what you imply would require nothing short of divine intervention. You must change man, not systems.

There remained the sea, which is free to all, and particularly alluring to those who feel themselves at war with humanity.

He was suffering from the loss of an illusion.

Are you real?” Stupid. Of course he’s real.“Yes, Julie. I’m not the mystical man from your dreams.

You need a revolution in your life so as to know the plot of the devil and discover the thoughts of the Lord toward you

Quitting a job can be like an exorcism where you cast out a demon. The demon is the foreign spirit who occupies you through your occupation.

War can only be abolished through war, and in order to get rid of the gun it is necessary to take up the gun.

It is a consolation of human life that the sick forget what it is like to feel well, or the miserable to be happy.

When I was younger I decided I'd hop on the train to New York.

His reputation preceded him before he got here.

You know that if you lie to yourself, surely other people lie to themselves. And if they lie to themselves, they will lie to you also.

When I have the choice to do something I don't want to do, I most often – most always – do it anyway.

If you see me coming, better step aside. A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died.