The clock struck eleven with the respectful unobtrusiveness of one whose mission in life is to be ignored.

The young have aspirations that never come to pass, the old have reminiscences of what never happened.

Selfishness keeps man blind through life.

He's simply got the instinct for being unhappy highly developed.

To be clever in the afternoon argues that one is dining nowhere in the evening.

If people but knew their own religion, how tolerant they would become, and how free from any grudge against the religion of others.

The people of Crete unfortunately make more history than they can consume locally.

Never be a pioneer. It's the early Christian that gets the fattest lion.

I'm living so far beyond my means that we may almost be said to be living apart.

This story has no moral. If it points out an evil at any rate it suggests no remedy.

Do one thing for me, Sredni Vashtar.

No matter what is your name, gender, race and nationality, you too are fully capable in turning your dreams into realities.

Instead of exchanging your life for some coins and some pennies, you could actually take charge of your life right now. You can run away to take control of your time right now.

Love is a good place to situate our distrust of fake women.

We started out when I was 6 years old. We played ukuleles and sang Everly Brothers songs.

One can be committed to conformity or one can be committed to truth, but not both.

Life is never easy so that is why I never lie about my age. I want credit for every damned year.

Less disappointing than life, great works of art do not begin by giving us all their best.

It takes a lifetime to build tradition.

We continue to be spilled on by consumerism even though we know it doesn't make us happy.

Do you really believe in what you said or wrote – in the thing that’s bringing criticism? And if I do believe it, I can withstand anything.