John Quotes
The spirit of man can endure only so much and when it is broken only a miracle can mend it.
I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things.
It is your responsibility to find fault with me, it is mine to hear you out. But don't expect me to change.
Because there is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. There is no honor in dying of.
. . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.
Poetry is just so emo." he said. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul.
We may sit in our library and yet be in all quarters of the earth.
There is a connection between heaven and earth. Finding that connection gives meaning to everything, including death. Missing it makes everything meaningless, including life.
Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive - and at the same time publicity is its dream.
The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything.
We are created for adventure, and if we cannot find one, we start blowing things out of proportion so it feels like we have one.
Part of me aches at the thought of her being so close yet so untouchable.
I could never kill myself. I approve of suicide if you have horrible health. Otherwise it's the ultimate hissy fit.
True love will triumph in the end—which may or may not be a lie, but if it is a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have.
Do you feel loved by God because you believe he makes much of you, or because you believe he frees you and empowers you to enjoy making much of him?
A person buying ordinary products in a supermarket is in touch with his deepest emotions.
Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data.
A new Member requires the experience of his first session in the House to teach him how to hang up his overcoat and take his seat in a manner befitting a gentlemen.
The answer of our prayers is secured by the fact that in rejecting them God would in a certain sense deny His own nature.
When I consider life, it is all a cheat. Yet fooled with hope, people favor this deceit.
The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.
Italians come to ruin most generally in three ways, women, gambling, and farming. My family chose the slowest one.
Trophies and medals have never meant much to me. I've had amazing experiences, which let you feel like you've accomplished something.
You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.
The library is seen as a force for self improvement and the pursuit of knowledge. I fear that in many cases this is no longer true, if it ever was.
I can't even explain to you how terrible that feels, that I equate dating a woman with punishment, shame, guilt, disappointment, reproach, reprimand, persecution. It's a nightmare.