What makes bitter things sweet? Hunger.

Those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.

At Athens, wise men propose, and fools dispose.

Men can be attracted but not forced to the faith. You may drive people to baptism, (but) you won't move them one step further in religion.

Drinking alone holds no fun. Drink with friends or strangers! Be foolish, least you'll remember something meaningful.

What has Ingeld to do with Christ?

If many people follow your enthusiastic endeavours, perhaps a new Athens might be created in the land of the Franks, or rather a much better one.

Man thinks, God directs.

The voice of the people is the voice of God.

We would not listen to those who were wont to say the voice of the people is the voice of God for the voice of the mob is near akin to madness.

What separates the wise from the unwise is

God in His perfect wisdom gave you power to control only one thing in the entire universe, and that is you.

The fear of love can be replaced by the love of fear

I feel that if you made your writing too contrived to meet the market, it wouldn't be any good.

I unapologetically and unabashedly am deeply biased toward my mother.

I get constantly mistaken for Elijah Wood. I was in Japan and someone held out a photo of him for me to sign.

I loved Allan Dwan. He was a tough old guy.

I don't regret any of my transgressions, because I believe I paid for them a million times over.

They've got about as many lawyers as we have sumo-wrestlers.

Mysticism, poor mysticism! When it is oversimplified and underestimated, it comes down from its original sphere and stands beside religion.