You can’t be beaten by something you laugh at.

Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.

I’d wish it were easier to not allow other people’s pasts to create my own present.

Better choose silence than bitter words which shall leave nothing but bitter footprints

Moving forward first requires a step to be taken.

Seeing his face after months was as immediate as a pointed gun.

Good books often answer questions you didn't even know you wanted to ask.

When you're out of sight for as long as I was, there's a funny feeling of betrayal that comes over people when they see you again.

I am really quite proud of most of the people I " know who have "made it," who do things to help people.

All alike, you men. You only want the satisfaction of being through with us first, that's all. So far I've had the good fortune of beating you to it. So I am heartless.

The kids who speak well, are articulate and intelligent, are all readers.

Ideas are everywhere, but knowledge is rare.

If I have to be a soldier I must be a good one, anything else is unthinkable