The fact is, the contest has always been invulnerability, and even when you win, you still lose.

Intention is one of the most powerful forces there is. What you mean when you do a thing will always determine the outcome. The law creates the world.

The treachery of demons is nothing compared to the betrayal of an angel.

I fell headfirst into a sinkhole of pretty things, and the world inside your eyelids is just as big as the one outside.

All great acts are ruled by intention. What you mean is what you get.

You presume to name those who have no name. We are pandemonium and disaster. We are the dancing, gibbering horror of the world.

All my life, I've understood the nature of where I come from, but I never thought it might be wicked until now.

The world is full of unused corners.

The hours spool out like a ribbon I can't find the end of.

I wanted it in the way you sometimes want to jump into very cold water, even though you know it won't feel good. I wanted to go numb. To see what it felt like to be someone else.

That was the thing about being bereaved. People were overcome with sympathy. They did things for you without even considering whether or not it was the right thing to do.

It takes a very great intelligence to breathe logical meaning into meaningless ideas.

Contentment is not a power that may be exercised naturally, but a science to be acquired gradually.

She did not even trouble herself much to show Godfrey her gratitude. We may spoil gratitude as we offer it, by insisting on its recognition. To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing.

When good times turn out way bigger than you first expected, that's when you know you're on a roll!

Stupid, fragile mortals.

When a prisoner sees the door of his dungeon open, he dashes for it without stopping to think where he shall get his dinner outside.

Our confession will either imprison us or set us free. Our confession is the result of our believing, and our believing is the result of our right or wrong thinking.

Actors can't retire. What would they do?

Republicans always are gearing whatever they do to benefit the high end.

I do not like to repeat successes, I like to go on to other things.