Tis not the belly's hunger that costs so much, but its pride

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

In my opinion, questions that are based on something real ought to be settled by something real without all this damned lazy miserable drifting

When Brocker arrived he took her hands and held them to his face and cried into them.

The best liar is he who makes the smallest amount of lying go the longest way.

Horror movies are the best date movies. There's no wondering, 'When do I put my arm around her?'

Big Dreams start with small unreasonable acts

I met Steve McQueen once. Well, met isn't really the right word.

Where consequence ceases, there folly, restlessness and misery begin.

What if it should be God's plan to people the world with better and finer material?

I'm a painter in my dreams, you know.

Sure, there are many bad things that can happen. Yet you can be aware of them, and realistic about them, without being obsessed and consumed by them.