Plato was a bore.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

The only easy day was yesterday.

There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.

At first we hope too much later on not enough.

I'd like to set things straight, a few more people should be pulling their weight.

Did you hear that? I'm special.

The novel is the highest example of subtle interrelatedness that man has discovered.

Jazz is about freedom within discipline.

All four of my grandparents were educators, my mom was a school nurse, and I went through the public school system.

By seeking and blundering we learn.

You can recover from the writing malady only by falling mortally ill and dying.