We went there to serve God, and also to get rich.

We came to serve God and to get rich, as all men wish to do.

And when we saw all those cities and villages built in the water, and other great towns on dry land, and that straight and level causeway leading to Mexico, we were astounded.

We dared not charge them except all together... for they were so numerous that they could have blinded us with clods of earth, if God, of His great mercy, had not aided and protected us.

It is a long lane that has no turning.

Better than the strength of men and horses is our wisdom.

The essence of tyranny is the enforcement of stupid laws.

In terms of a character, I would love to play a fairy. I think that would be really fun.

Indeed, not all attacks-especially the bitter and ridiculing kind leveled at Darwin-are offered in good faith, but for practical purposes it is good policy to assume that they are.

If I am to write, I must have a room to myself, which shall be my room.

There are few more frustrating things in life than being told something that you already know but cannot admit to knowing.

Expect of Man God, and he will appear to be a beast. Expect of Man a beast, and he will appear to be God.

Jacks are home runs. So are dongs, bombs, and big flies. Baseball people express their fondness for a thing by thinking up lots of different ways to say it.

It's no coincidence that Superman's parents are Joseph and Martha Kent.