People never believe anything - except scandal - when they first heart it.

All of us know history repeats itself, but mighty few of us recognize the repetition until too late.

People never believe anything - except scandal - when they first hear it.

Great men tell the truth and are never believed. Lesser men are always believed, but seldom have the brains or the courage to tell the truth.

My God, Judge, do men believe whatever lie they hear about an enemy?

Positivity creates change.

Fact and fiction carry the same intrinsic weight in the marketplace of ideas. Unfortunately reality has no advertising budget.

We cause our diseases. We are directly responsible for any illness that happens to us.

Sometimes pain is easier to bear alone than happiness.

When you trust your readers, you're hoping they will see what you see. Not every book is for every person.

The people who fear humor - and they are many - are suspicious of its power to present things in unexpected lights, to question received opinions and to suggest unforeseen possibilities.

There can never be a complete confidence in a power which is excessive.

The most ultimately righteous of all wars is a war with savages.

Awards sell tickets, and they're a clever publicity stunt.