The time will come to every human being when it must be known how well he can bear to die.

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.

Life is a test. Without problems to solve, it wouldn’t be much of a test.

Joys impregnate. Sorrows bring forth.

As a parent you try to maintain a certain amount of control and so you have this tug-of-war ... You have to learn when to let go. And that's not easy.

Vegetarianism is an act of the imagination. It reflects an ability to imagine alternatives to the texts of meat.

I don't have no... I love Lil Wayne. I grew up on the Hot Boys.

Marriage gives you a new respect for a person.

I like blue a lot, and greens. Earthy blues and greens.

There is something about dolphins. It is difficult to put into words.

It was a really strange and unique sort of process for me to adapt my own book.

What's the point of a spark of light if it stands alone? The key is, and will always be, synergy. Without it, each and every light being will forever feel broken, misplaced, and internally crippled.