The difference between coarse and refined abuse is the difference between being bruised by a club and wounded by a poisoned arrow.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Little Voice is a story where every reader, young or old, can feel inspired by its positive, inspiring and motivating message.

The body is an art to give pleasure to the soul

People don't understand computers. Computers are magical boxes that do things. People believe what computers tell them.

I don’t want you to think I got through this undamaged, okay? But I’m learning to live with it. Because otherwise, the damage is all you are.

I would love to direct videos and that's what it keeps moving towards, but I have to stop being scared in order to do that.

Write for the right reasons - i.e. yourself.

I like the idea of going to one of those retreats where you don't speak - like, silence for five days.

For the people whose minds are in the past, even a heavy rain cannot bring them to the present time!

Sometimes it’s more noble to tell a small lie than to deliver a painful truth.

As you've probably discovered, great work makes us uncomfortable.