"How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the inside of us"

"Love is the very essence of life."

"An arrow may fly through the air and leave no trace; but an ill thought leaves a trail like a serpent."

"When life hands you a lemon, say 'Yeah, I like lemons. What else ya got?'"

"The Darkness has begun. There will be no dawn."

"Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company."

"We have to remember that what we observe is not nature in itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning."

"Mighty hard to tell the people you love you鈥檙e a failure."

"In an information world where we all seem to have so much to say -- it is important to remember that sometimes we need to listen."

"What makes you think a writer isn't a drug salesman?"

"Luck is only important insofar as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it."

"So long as thou are ignorant be not ashamed to learn. Ignorance is the greatest of all infirmities, and when justified, the chiefest of all follies."