The very good people did not convince me

Man was designed in a way in which he must eat in order to give him a solid reason to go to work everyday. This helps to keep him out of trouble. God is wise.

These men are worth your tears. You are not worth their merriment.

They understand but little who understand only what can be explained.

In nearly every religion I am aware of, there is a variation of the golden rule. And even for the non-religious, it is a tenet of people who believe in humanistic principles.

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.

The malignity that never forgets or forgives is found only in base and ignoble natures, whose aims are selfish, and whose means are indirect, cowardly, and treacherous.

A name, for me, is a short way of working out what class that child comes from. Do I want my child to play with them?

Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.

I wish there were some cure, like the lover's leap, for all heads of which some single idea has obtained an unreasonable and irregular possession.

All my work is created from personal experiences. My hope is always that others will see it as a gateway, develop their own message and feel a part of the art.