... truth, whose mother is history, who is the rival of time, depository of deeds, witness of the past, example and lesson to the present, and warning to the future.

Thou hast seen nothing yet.

Not with whom you are born, but with whom you are bred.

Until death it is all life

Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind.

Love and war are exactly alike. It is lawful to use tricks and slights to obtain a desired end.

I swear to hold my tongue about it till the end of your worship's days, and God grant I may be able to let it out tomorrow

...but once more I say do as you please, for we women are born to this burden of being obedient to our husbands, though they be blockheads

...in the worst of circumstances, the hypocrite who pretends to be good does less harm than the public sinner.

We know already ample experience that it does not require much cleverness or much learning to be a governor, for there are a hundred round about us that scarcely know how to read.

It seems to me a hard case to make slaves of those whom God and nature have made free.

Prayer elevates and transforms you. Nourish your soul using this powerful communication tool every day, and you will never be the same again.

You can't use up creativity. The more you use the more you have.

The children laughing without knowing why - isn't that beautiful?

Do not seek solace in alcohol. Alcohol obscures good judgment and leaves you unable to think clearly or understand what God is trying to say to you.

I am dying: it's a beautiful word. Like the long slow sigh of a cello: dying. But the sound of it is the only beautiful thing about it.

I caught my wife in bed with another man and I was crushed. So I said, "Get off of me, you two!"

The nature of the criminal justice system has changed. It is no longer primarily concerned with the prevention and punishment of crime, but rather with the management and control of the dispossessed.

Staplers--- Excellent source of iron

I write about whatever is timely - whatever is happening at the time for me - with what the expressive feeling is.

I knew out of high school I didn't want to go to college. I knew what whatever I did wouldn't have anything to do with college.