there's no harm in hoping for the best as long as you're prepared for the worst.

I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, did you?

Until we see each other again, keep your head together, read some good books, be useful, be happy.

Get busy living or get busy dying.

Am I weird?""Yeah. But so what? Everybody's weird.

No, it’s not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside.

In here I'm the guy who can get things for you... outside all you need is the Yellow Pages. I don't think I could make it.

There was an ocean above us, held in by a thin sac that might rupture and let down a flood at any second.

Dig anywhere in the earth and you will find a treasure, only you must dig with the faith of a peasant.

May you overflow with love, hope and joy of knowing the Saviour.

Every noble work is at first impossible.

But let us remember, at the same time, government is sacred, and not to be trifled with.

My, I get so depressed after a poor meal; that's why I can never stay in England for more than a week.

When I first started acting, I started in opera and had a great desire to play grand, tragic characters. I got sidetracked in musical theater and ended up doing a lot of comedy.

Once you encounter people who are really testing the limits of kindness, that's when you start to build up a shield and close yourself down.

I have many times been praised for my lack of animosity towards the Germans. It's not a philosophical virtue. It's a habit of having my second reactions before the first.

Gods are but greater demons, the Cishaurim said, hungers across the surface of eternity, wanting only to taste the clarity of our souls. Can you not see this?

Power, that's one thing, but love of family and of siblings is more important, is more powerful than any other power - at least earthly power, at least earthly power.