“This above all: to thine own self be true, <br /> And it must follow, as the night the day, <br /> Thou canst not then be false to any man

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter

Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.

Some women choose to follow men, and some women choose to follow their dreams. If you're wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that...

But who prays for Satan? Who, in eighteen centuries, has had the common humanity to pray for the one sinner that needed it most?

Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and...

Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until...

You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.

When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice...

There comes a time when the world gets quiet and the only thing left is your own heart. So you'd better learn the sound of it. Otherwise you'll never understand what it's saying.

I don't know the question, but sex is definitely the answer.

You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up.

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.

Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever

What's meant to be will always find a way

Thomas Edison's last words were 'It's very beautiful over there'. I don't know where there is, but I believe it's somewhere, and I hope it's beautiful

Let us read, and let us dance; these two amusements will never do any harm to the world

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.