There are natural and imprescriptible rights which an entire nation has no right to violate. —MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE

I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

there is nothing to fear but fear itself yet even then fear shouldn't be feared because fear cannot take what is protected by change

the one for whom the sun shines.. -Ramses II

You can't change the desert. You can only take the fastest course through it. Wishing it's an oasis won't make it so.

After all, that's why we read historical fiction-to be transported to another time, and to be astonished at ancient people's lives and traditions, just as they would probably be astonished at ours.

Sometimes, it is not the kings and queen who make for the most fascinating history but the shadowy souls who happen to be in the right place at the right time.

I'd always thought I would feel like an animal released from its cage when my student days were finished, I felt more like a bird that had been pushed from its nest and told it must fly.

Nothing is forever...nothing lasts.

But we are all sorry when loss comes for us. The test of our character comes not in how many tears we shed but in how we act after those tears have dried.

I don't think unhappiness is fated.

The wealthy are always surrounded by hangers-on; science and art are as well.

We need a total renunciation of war. We must renounce war totally, because now we can destroy all life on earth.

The human soul is to God, is as the flower to the sun; it opens at its approach, and shuts when it withdraws.

Most of the evils of life arise from man's being unable to sit still in a room.

Usefulness, whatever form it may take, is the price we should pay for the air we breathe and the food we eat and the privilege of being alive.

In order to keep up with the rapid evolution of the sport, you've got to keep an open mind.

Rock roll is not obscure, it's really easy to understand. So is my painting.

I find stuff written about me is in stark contrast to who I am. But I can sleep well at night knowing that I did my best - I'm looking forward to my next chapter, whatever that is.

If others hurt you, let the injury go. This is your test. If you let it go, you will find serenity.