War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner.

They spoke less and less between them until at last they were silent altogether as is often the way with travelers approaching the end of a journey.

He never sleeps, the judge. He is dancing, dancing. He says that he will never die.

Your heart's desire is to be told some mystery. The mystery is that there is no mystery.

There is no such joy in the tavern as upon the road thereto.

Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.

This country was filled with violent children orphaned by war.

Here beyond men's judgments all covenants were brittle.

If war is not holy man is nothing but antic clay.

whoever approaches his goal dances

Words are things. The words he is in possession of he cannot be deprived of. Their authority transcends his ignorance of their meaning.

The world will never know you because you were not bold and did not take a risk

There should be no boundaries to human endeavor. (...) However bad life may seem (...) While there’s life, there is hope.

He who doesn't fear his own imagination...is not worthy to envision.

I'm not a person who can spontaneously say funny things.

Joy is the best makeup.

Our timing is right... The election results are still fresh in the minds of my Republican colleagues and they don't want to go through this again.

The brain is a commodity used to fertilize ideas.

You could be anybody when you're writing. That's the reason that I'm writing: to be anybody. You can put your feet in various shoes and experience anything.

If you can't help me grow, there's no point with you being in my life.

I don't think there is any analysis. I don't think anyone knows why people like [The Twilight]. I don't think even the fans know why they connect with it in the way they do. It's a visceral thing.