The enemies of the country and of freedom of the people have always denounced as bandits those who sacrifice themselves for the noble causes of the people.

I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.

If there is not justice for the people, let there be no peace for the government.

I want to die a slave to principles. Not to men.

The land belongs to those who work it with their hands.

Seek justice from tyrannical governments not with your hat in your hands but with a rifle in your fist.

I forgive those who murder and steal because they did it out of necessity, but a traitor never.

I would rather die on my feet than continue living on my knees.

The land free, the land free for all, land without overseers and without masters.

One of the happiest days of my life is when I made five or six hundred pesos from a crop of watermelons I raise all on my own.

We do not want the peace of slaves nor the peace of the grave.

I am a Saturn who dreams of being a Mercury, and everything I write reflects these two impulses.

My soul can find no staircase to Heaven unless it be through Earth's loveliness.

No, I don't like recording. It's a bore.

The laboratory routine, which involves a great deal of measurement, filing, and tabulation, is either my lifeline or my chief handicap, I hardly know which.

In public, I like real conservative clothes, something that's not too flashy. But onstage, I like 'em as flashy as you can get 'em.

I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be.

Shooting videos with lots of effects is like shooting a bunch of puzzle pieces.

I spend most of every day writing. I like to write every day if I can. I don't start extremely early.

I've come to accept who my readers turn out to be, rather than having some sort of demographic target.