The prisoner of doubt ends his stint [through suicide], released to the custody of that final question mark which punctuates every life sentence.

My head is a prison I’ve been locked in from the start, So if I'm treated like a criminal I might as well play the part.(attrib: E. Tancarville)

One makes his own meanings as the counterfeiter prints his own money: both know full well that the value of either rests solely in the gullibility of its recipient...

The code of the con is to know just enough about everything so you can lie about anything.(attrib: E. Tancarville)

...that it is not the literal past, the 'facts' of history, that shape us, but images of the past embodied in language.

A successful individual typically sets his next goal somewhat but not too much above his last achievement. In this way he steadily raises his level of aspiration.

I've been playing music most of my life.

A thrifty housewife is better than a great income. A good wife and health are a man's best wealth.

We only make peace with our enemies. That's why it's called making peace.

I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top.

Death is beautiful. It alone gives love its true habitat.

Strong, responsible unions are essential to industrial fair play. Without them the labor bargain is wholly one-sided.

I would do those 2 years over and over again for the rest of my life