Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

He who believes in freedom of the will has never loved and never hated.

Heads of warring nations could learn a lot about how to achieve lasting peace by watching dogs and cats who live in the same house.

A hero is someone who over and over does the right thing even though no one is there to witness it.

Maybe the world would be better if people didn't hate so much and kill animals.

How strange a thing is death, bringing to his knees, bringing to his antlers The buck in the snow . . . Life, looking out attentive from the eyes of the doe.

I've gone through hell and back.

...you're a rare rare find A troubled cure For a troubled mind

I think every fiction writer, to a certain extent, is a schizophrenic and able to have two or three or five voices in his or her body. We seek, through our profession, to get those voices onto paper.

It is an honourable thing to be merciful to the vanquished.

What I really enjoy the most is seeing what the crowd likes. I enjoy making people laugh.

I had 500 kids at camp this past summer for example. We do nine weeks for kids and nine days for grown ups every summer. The adult camp is a lot of fun.