Words signify man's refusal to accept the world as it is.

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose.

Man stands alone in the universe, responsible for his condition, likely to remain in a lowly state, but free to reach above the stars.

Writing is thinking in slow motion.

Reason may not always tell us what to believe, but it can help us on what we shouldn't believe.

The great artist is the man who most obviously succeeds in turning his pains to advantage, in letting suffering deepen his understanding and sensibility, in growing through his pains.

Those who believe in God because their experience of life and the facts of nature prove his existence must have led sheltered lives and closed their hearts to the voice of their brothers' blood.

For atheism and polytheism there is no special problem of suffering, nor need there be for every kind of monotheism.

To try to fashion something from suffering, to relish our triumphs, and to endure defeats without resentment: all that is compatible with the faith of a heretic.

Life ceases to be so oppressive: we are free to give our own lives meaning and purpose, free to redeem our suffering by making something of it.

The problem of suffering is: why is there the suffering we know?

Never be afraid to travel on a new path.

If she would just let herself go I would be there to catch her if she fell but she wasn't ready to take that step yet."Ethan Sterling in Private Emotions

I'm sure that I know that, it's behind one of all doors.

Thus let bygones be bygones. Let past differences, as nothing be.

I think that the people in Indiana want to see more jobs, more opportunity. And they want to make sure that Washington listens to them.

I'd discovered another of life's cliches by being with jude: the happier you are in life, the faster it passes you by.

Don't confine truth to fact. Imaginative truth is as powerful, and often enough, more so than fact.

I love fashion, but maybe I love it peripherally.

See things as you would have them be, instead of as they are.

Becoming a member of the NR is not just about working smarter. It's about building a system to replace yourself.