To err is human. To repeat error is of the Devil.

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.

Satan will not ask you to carry a chair and sit with him, instead he will snatch the chair from your hands and dismantle your body with it.

I want to become more famous, even more famous.

I think a lot of creative people have no sense of numbers and economics.

There is no bigotry like that of "free thought" run to seed.

He couldn't put on a coaching session to save his life. I've spoken to people about him and he can barely lay out cones.

The only problem with conjuring people is they insist on getting paid, unlike a writer who would do a reading for nothing.

Is it not monstrous that our seducers should be our accusers?

If a movie goes south, it might not capsize me the way it used to. But I still have a terrible fear of failure. I'm a huge worrier.

Planning is the mother of almost every other ability. Make your plan and set a timetable for its accomplishment in writing.

The goal of socialism is communism.