Treasures are not won by care and forethought but by swift slaying and reckless attack.

The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.

Americans need bullshit the way koala bears need eucalyptus leaves. They've become totally addicted to it. They get so much of it back home that they can't survive without it.

By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them we should undoubtedly go mad.

The Lords of Chaos are the enemies of Logic, the jugglers of Truth, the molders of Beauty

Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.

Destiny's Champion, Fate's fool. Eternity's Soldier, Time's Tool.

I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.

The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.

It is only about things which concern us most profoundly that we lie clearly and with profound conviction.

Her heart was leading her where it belonged. To him.

Meditation becomes easier if you drop all your ambitions and desires.

Half the useful work in the world consists of combating the harmful work.

To preach the gospel is to stae every doctrine contained in God's word, and to give every truth its proper prominence.

I love scoring goals for England and playing for England. That's one of the reasons I didn't retire - I love playing for my country.

You need to indoctrinate empathy out of people in order to arrive at extreme capitalist positions.

Books are like bound dreams waiting to be released

I want to have a good time myself. I don't want to dread going to work no matter what the gig is. I think, selfishly, I will make sure that I have a good time; how about that?