When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.

It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.

There are two kinds of light - the glow that illuminates, and the glare that obscures.

But what is all this fear of and opposition to Oblivion? What is the matter with the soft Darkness, the Dreamless Sleep?

Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more.

Time is for dragonflies and angels. The former live too little and the latter live too long.

I hate women because they always know where things are.

All men should strive to learn before they die, what they are running from, and to, and why.

Humor is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness.

The most dangerous food is wedding cake.

There are no other choices for you, Prince Jalan, and when there are no choices all men are equally brave.

The irony of the human heart is that it’s tormented both by the presence and absence of it’s own soul’s counterpart.

Be careful before leaving someone in a sorrowing situation. Say a word of prayer with them and share even a brief word of encouragement from the Scriptures.

Every girl likes to be thought of and made to feel special.

We shall not defeat any of the infectious diseases that plague the developing world until we have also won the battle for safe drinking water, sanitation, and basic health care.

People project all sorts of emotions onto their cats, and cats like it that way.

There is only one smartest dog in the world, and every boy has it.

It was under Wilson, of course, that the first huge parts of the Marxist program, such as the progressive income tax, were incorporated into the American system.

Silence is the first thing within the power of the enslaved to shatter. From that shattering, everything else spills forth.

Be bold and don't worry about what people think. They don't do it that often anyway.