Whatever you truly conceive of in the mind, is possible.

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.

Through every rift of discovery some seeming anomaly drops out of the darkness, and falls, as a golden link into the great chain of order.

It is difficult to believe that a true gentleman will ever become a gamester, a libertine, or a sot.

Do not judge from mere appearances.

No language can express the power and beauty and heroism of a mother's love.

Never does the human soul appear so strong as when it foregoes revenge, and dares to forgive an injury.

Pride is the master sin of the devil, and the devil is the father of lies.

Neutral men are the devil's allies.

Goodness consists not in the outward things we do, but in the inward thing we are.

Heaven never defaults. The wicked are sure of their wages, sooner or later.

Say it, ” I gritted out.“The High Lord of the Night Court is your mate.

The real satire starts when I’m shockingly mocked, not mockingly shocked.

It is always easy to be logical. It is almost impossible to be logical to the bitter end.

I love not man the less, but Nature more.

Endure and persist this pain will turn to good by and by.

I love surfing, rock climbing, cycling - all that stuff. But it's just amazing that I can inspire people with my running. It's humbling, really.

Effective teaching involves explaining to our children what they're already observing in our lives by example.

I don't judge in my books. I don't have to have the antagonist get shot or the protagonist win. It's just how it comes out. I'm just telling a story.

Wisdom is the power to see, and the inclination to choose, the best and highest goal, together with the surest means of attaining it.

If you begin with the middle-tone and work up from it toward the darks so that you deal last with your highest lights and darkest darks, you avoid false accents.