The fear of war is worse than war itself.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Only the truth shall free us.

We endure every adversity by grace.

You're stubborn, Vlad.""Is that a compliment?

I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.

Although my Dad was a talented calligrapher and both of my younger brothers were successful, I was the first one in my family to graduate from high school.

Except physically, we know little more about Garbo than we know about Shakespeare.

The heart that has really tasted the grace of Christ, will instinctively hate sin.

Shakespeare's gone, don't even think about it.

You can’t control every contingency. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it’ll be okay anyway.

With those who wish to think amiss of me, I have learnt to be perfectly indifferent: but where I know a mind to be ingenuous, andto need only truth to set it to rights, I cannot be as passive.