....shellfish are the prime cause of the decline of morals and the adaptation of an extravagant lifestyle.

Hope is the pillar that holds up the world. Hope is the dream of a waking man.

The feasant hens of Colchis, which have two ears as it were consisting of feathers, which they will set up and lay down as they list.

It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth (In Vino Veritas).

The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach.

Why do we believe that in all matters the odd numbers are more powerful?

An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit.

In these matters the only certainty is that nothing is certain.

From the end spring new beginnings.

Nature is to be found in her entirety nowhere more than in her smallest creatures.

In wine, there's truth.

You can find a better you inside of you. Why don’t you search for that?

I was painter staring at a canvas waiting for the forgotten visions of my new abstract piece to come to me. But I am the abstract piece and my mind cannot comprehend the work my heart has created.

Going before an audience of people who expect you to be funny is tough. Going before an audience that expect you to be boring, and then being a little funny, is much easier. I prefer easier.

Discovering the 'impossible' ending to a new book makes me sick with joy and relief.

Being a celebrity can be dangerous. Nobody says 'no.'

Ever since I can remember feeling love for my parents, I've been frightened of losing them.

Effective results come from knowing what's in it for them. What's your community there for and how you can nurture it?

I am my biggest marital problem

Solitude, the sly enemy that doth separate a man from well-doing.

Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way.