"Which way I fly is Hell; myself am Hell."

"After the greatest clouds, the sun."

"Meet the sunrise with confidence."

"For the uncontrolled there is no wisdom. For the uncontrolled there is no concentration, and for him without concentration, there is no peace. And for the unpeaceful how can there ever be happiness?"

"The downside to being better than everyone is that people seem to think you are pretentious."

"To find yourself, think for yourself."

"Common-sense appears to be only another name for the thoughtlessness of the unthinking. It is made of the prejudices of childhood, the idiosyncrasies of individual character and the opinion of the newspapers."

"Nowhere can a man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul."

"Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing."

"Our friends should be companions who inspire us, who help us rise to our best."

"Love is this divine ingredient. It alone describes what can be our perfect relationship to our Heavenly Father and our family and neighbors, and the means by which we accomplish His work."

"I fear not, I see not reason for fear. In the end we will be the victors. For though at times the flame of liberty may cease to shine, the ember will never expire."

"Depend upon it, after all, Thomas, Literature is the most noble of professions. In fact, it is about the only one fit for a man. For my own part, there is no seducing me from the path."

"I just bought a microwave fireplace. You can spend an evening in front of it in only eight minutes."

"Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunder-storm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols."

"When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about."

"Women are like teabags. You dont know how strong they are until you put them in hot water."

"What the great ones do, the less will prattle of"