Whoever incites anger has a strong insurance against indifference.

Men, as well as women, are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

Patience is the most necessary quality for business, many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.

Good humor is the health of the soul, sadness is its poison.

The only solid and lasting peace between a man and his wife is, doubtless, a separation.

Swift speedy time, feathered with flying hours, Dissolves the beauty of the fairest brow.

To have frequent recourse to narrative betrays great want of imagination.

The world is a country which nobody ever yet knew by description one must travel through it one's self to be acquainted with it.

In seeking wisdom thou art wise in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool.

What we imagine to be true becomes true.

The hardest part of life is living it.

In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.

Thought precedes action, action does not always precede thought.

When I'm writing, I like to seal everything off and face the wall, not to look outside the window. The only way out is through the sentences.

West of Arkham the hills rise wild, and there are valleys with deep woods that no axe has ever cut.

I do actually use a boxing trainer when I train for stand-up.

You don't have to be an angel, just be someone who can give.

Now I get exposure first with people directly in the clubs. This is a unique situation for me.

I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty.