There is only one thing which interests me vitally now, and that is the recording of all that which is omitted in books

If there is to be any peace it will come through being, not having.

Whatever there be of progress in life comes not through adaptation but through daring.

In expanding the field of knowledge we but increase the horizon of ignorance.

A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.

The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware, joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, nor even with the heart.

either you take in believing in miracles or you stand still like the hummingbird.

Chaos is the score upon which reality is written.

Art is only a means to life, the life more abundant. It merely points the way.

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything - except his own nature.

I don't know why, but his reaction disappoints me.

You are your greatest asset. Put your time, effort and money into training, grooming, and encouraging your greatest asset.

My grandmother was overwhelmed by what was happening to us. She ahd moved back into the past because the here and the now was too terrible.

The struggles women face today are simultaneously very, very old and very new.

He is very fond of making things which he does not want, and then giving them to people who have no use for them.

Self-will seems to be the only virtue that takes no account of man-made laws.

(about his terrible attempt at making a sandwich) It's more difficult than it looks. (Artemis Fowl)

The absence of temptation is the absence of virtue.

Your systems are perfectly designed to get the results that you are getting.

Father Jude Nnorom also criticized his church leaders, saying the simple lifestyle followed by Pope Francis should challenge African bishops to ask themselves.