The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind

When you see a good move, look for a better one.

Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in the checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.

The hardest game to win is a won game

Without error there can be no brilliancy

I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.

By some ardent enthusiasts Chess has been elevated into a science or an art. It is neither; but its principal characteristic seems to be - what human nature mostly delights in - a fight.

The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.

I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long

Once in a golden hour I cast to earth a seed. Up there came a flower, The people said, a weed.

Poetry is Life. We experience poetry from the time we awake each morning and inhale that fresh breath of air. You are living poetry. Poetry is not defined by the laws of man. Inspiration is the key.

A werewolf.” He said the word like he was learning a foreign language and wanted to get the accent right.

Marrying an old bachelor is like buying second-hand furniture.

It's hard to imagine a place like that really exists. People have been judging me my whole life.

I was in a coma for five days - I was dead longer than Jesus before he was raised from the dead.

"You’re exactly like Charlie." She'd sighed, resigned. "Once you make up your mind, there is no reasoning with you. Of course, exactly like Charlie, you stick by your decisions, too."

I never got to the point of needing drugs or thinking about giving up myself.

What is deferred is not avoided.

The only remedy against the malady of life is life itself. The bane is its own antidote.