The Fates guide those who go willingly. Those who do not, they drag.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Education gives you the ability to know it. Intelligence gives you the capacity to fix it. Wisdom lets you know when to do it.

The trauma said, ‘Don’t write these poems.Nobody wants to hear you cry about the grief inside your bones.

My home is a little more complicated than coordinates on a map.

Well, I always had a chauffer, because I have never driven a car in my life. I still can't drive.

A fool contributes nothing worth hearing and takes offense at everything.

Middlesbrough is the second greatest place to live in Britain! Behind Hartlepool.

I exercise regularly; I make it a point to spend some time in the gym. It is important for people to enjoy their exercises, so choose a form of exercise that makes you happy.

When I was growing up, there was no such thing as Off-Broadway. You either got your show on or you didn't.