Thy destiny is only that of man, but thy aspirations may be those of a god.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

Racism and religious bigotry are two essential pieces of baggage mankind carries as it moves from one century to the next.

Love heals the heart.

Years of happiness can be lost in the foolish gratification of a momentary desire for pleasure.

I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather get you into a twelve step program to help you break this addiction.

I think my characters - well, at least a few of them - are hoping or searching for some kind of contact with god.

Where there is no longer love, there is no longer anything.

We have no control over fate and history, but we can control how we conduct ourselves in this life.

I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to be correct when the historical record is probed carefully.

Survey says: one more for the bad guys.

When I was at home I was in a better place