When a man is once in fashion, all he does is right.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

The best time for planning a book is while you're doing the dishes.

Lies spread quicker than truth because they have longer legs.

The two smallest boys were cut down first, bodies bounding in different directions as they were shot from opposite sides of the field, like pinballs caught in a tight corner.

The world isn't ready for what I have to say.

I love music. I love going out dancing.

Kurt had this dumb suicidal ideation - that's what I called it. I thought if we could live through this, we could live through anything.

War loses a great deal of its romance after a soldier has seen his first battle.

I like to go home early, that's my thing. My idea of a pub crawl lasts from midday until 5 P.M., then I can go home, play with my kid, have tea and go to bed.

I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time.

The finer things I feel in me, the golden dance life could be.