True joy comes from operating with Inner-directedness and recognizing who you are.

You do not need to pay attention to those voices within you that create pain, or make you feel less competent, smart or able.

Your attitude determines how you experience the world.

Whatever you appreciate and give thanks for will increase in your life.

Having inner peace means committing to letting go of self-criticism and self-doubt.

He (Frederick II) famously describe Poland as an 'artichoke, ready to be consumed leaf by leaf

I'd love to wrap myself inside your sadness and pretend it is mine

I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.

This is when I realize that Anna has already left the table, and more importantly, that nobody noticed.

Hoping to fashion a mirror, the lover doth polish the face of his beloved until he produces a skull.

A little warning would’ve been nice. You couldn’t have said, ‘Hey, as part of your training today, I’m going to beat you senseless’?

Biography, like big game hunting, is one of the recognized forms of sport, and it is as unfair as only sport can be.

Even now, and you can look at me, am I a savage person? My conscience is clear.

I love the idea of a super villain that doesn't wear a cape, that doesn't wear a super suit.

And an airplane of spittle dived into the sea, there were no salivas.