This advice, although good, was totally inapplicable to my case.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.

Of what a strange nature is knowledge! It clings to a mind when it has once seized on it like a lichen on a rock." - Frankenstein p115

Nothing is so painful to the human mind as a great and sudden change.

A mind of moderate capacity which closely pursues one study must infallibly arrive at great proficiency in that study.

Ah! it is well for the unfortunate to be resigned, but for the guilty there is no peace.

Life, although it may only be an accumulation of anguish, is dear to me, and I will defend it.

There was a considerable difference between the ages of my parents, but this circumstance seemed to unite them only closer in bonds of devoted affection.

If your wish is to become really a man of science and not merely a petty experimentalist, I should advise you to apply to every branch of natural philosophy, including mathematics.

the companions of our childhood always possess a certain power over our minds which hardly any later friend can obtain.

Landing on 'Morning Joe' wasn't a fluke. I was a poli sci major in college. I interned at the CBS political unit, covered conventions.

That ability to pop back up is true of anyone who succeeds in their field.

I cannot escape from the conclusion that the great ages of progress have depended upon a small number of individuals of transcendent ability.

Human cruelty and treachery surpassed all understanding. There were no answers. Only excuses.

The early Billy Joel stuff I fell in love with, like Glass Houses, is a real rock record.

Let us define 'man' as a poet perpetually conspiring against himself.

A man can make money but, money can't make a man.

I have learned to imagine an invisible sign around each person's neck that says 'Make me feel important.

A poetic list is a talent in itself. You can write a list of things, and it can be boring.

It's true I'm more widely recognised now and get invited to take part in all sorts of events and projects but as a person, I haven't changed.