Who can hope for nothing, should despair for nothing.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult

A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution

Don't stumble over something behind you.

We become wiser by adversity; prosperity destroys our appreciation of the right.

Great men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.

When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.

There in no one more unfortunate than the man who has never been unfortunate. for it has never been in his power to try himself.

It's all in your headJ you have the power to make things seem hard or easy or even amusing. The choice is yours.

Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.

Bravery is about overcoming fear, not about not having it. There's plenty I'm afraid of. Just not vampires.''We fear the unknown, ' she said. 'You must know a lot about vampires.

Stress is unnecessary and unnecessary stress is very unnecessary.

You’d kiss me back right now if I kissed you, ” he said, and I tried to decide whether to even attempt denial. “But then you’d remember him and you’d feel bad for it.

In a school where everyone is famous or rich or whatever, you have a culture, 'What does your dad do?' 'What does your mom do?'

History, having destroyed the religion as the opium of the people, now requires that they be given a taste of the real stuff.

Like buried treasures, the outposts of the universe have beckoned to the adventurous from immemorial times...

I never dreamed I would have a job in which so many people could touch me and I could touch them.

The closer I'm bound in love to you, the closer I am to free.

I didn't want murder. It's all gone wrong.

I don't separate writing songs from poetry and short fiction. In the area where I work in my house, there's a word processor and a guitar.