The Englishman, be it noted, seldom resorts to violence; when he is sufficiently goaded he simply opens up, like the oyster, and devours his adversary.

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

We should always have a plan B, but at the same time, treat plan A like it were our only option.

Try not to be like those who hunger for financial success without understanding the difference between their wants and needs.

Any advice for how to be a successful author?""Yes. Don't be a woman. And be dead. And do both at the same time, if you can.

A very, very religious man. Every time I eat a peanut, I feel immortal.

If appearances are deceitful, then they do not deserve any confidence when they assert what appears to them to be true.

I work out with a trainer five days a week.

I don't like being in houses alone.

I have enjoyed life a lot more by saying "yes" than by sayings "no".

Every time we've gone somewhere, it's just been better and better and God's always blessed us for following.

My family pride is something inconceivable. I can't help it. I was born sneering.