There is no vengeance as terrible as the vengeance a coward plots in the dark of his heart.

Morning is wonderful. Its only drawback is that it comes at such an inconvenient time of day.

The man who counts on the aid of a god deserves the help he doesn't get.

Every ounce of my cynicism is supported by historical precedent.

There were dreams once upon a time, dreams now all but forgotten. On sad days I dust them off and fondle them nostalgically, with a patronizing wonder at the naivete of the youth who dreamed them.

Rich men have dreams. Poor men die to make them come true.

There are no self-proclaimed villains, only regiments of self-proclaimed saints. Victorious historians rule where good or evil lies.

I'm an incurable romantic. The essence of romance is an unshakable conviction that next time will be different.

My favorite sport is female and my favorite food is beer.

Soldiers live. He dies and not you, and you feel guilty, because you're glad he died, and not you. Soldiers live, and wonder why.

I'm a bad man. I need to understand the past. It illuminates the present.

Don't document bad code - rewrite it.

Reality is what resists.

To a surprising extent the war-lords in shining armour, the apostles of martial virtues, tend not to die fighting when time comes. History is full of ignominious getaways by the great and famous.

Humor is such a great gift - why leave it to chance?

There are things that directors know about me that people shouldn't know.

Change is like that: you are no longer where you were; you are not yet where you will get; you are nowhere exactly.

Dying's a boring side effect.

1994 was the nadir for heavy metal, although the rest of the '90s weren't much of a picnic either.

Some day when I lose you, will you still be able to sleep, without me to whisper over you like a crown of linden branches?

Together with the Bible, the Book of Mormon is an indispensable witness of the doctrines of Christ and His divinity.