Slavery tolerates no freedom of the press, no freedom of speech, no freedom of opinion.

Slavery is the parent of ignorance, and ignorance begets a whole brood of follies and vices; and every one of these is inevitably hostile to literary culture.

California can and does furnish the best bad things that are obtainable in America.

Friendship is delicate as a glass, once broken it can be fixed but there will always be cracks

It's ok to reinvent yourself as many times as it takes to live out your most authentic self.

If you stand for nothing, Burr, what'll you fall for?

No longer was she living moment to moment in a hyper-vigilant state, she was reminded of more primal needs. She was a female in the arms of a very potent male.

Have good sense, smell the scents, and you will have more cents

There isn't no call to go talking of pushing and pulling. Boats are quite tricky enough for those that sit still without looking for further for the cause of trouble.

Let us think often that our only business in this life is to please God. Perhaps all besides is but folly and vanity.

We have reason not to be afraid of the machine, for there is always constructive change, the enemy of machines, making them change to fit new conditions.

Love taught me to cry So come on courage! Teach me to be shy.

I dont know how to get bored. I need to learn to rest.