A man of conviction is often more to be desired than a man of experience.

A bath and a tenderloin steak. Those are the high points of a man's life.

Even a man who's pure in heart And says his prayers by night, May become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms And the autumn moon is bright.

You Nazis! I pity the devil when you boys start arriving in bunches.

You'll find superstition a contagious thing. Some people let it get the better of them.

People who live in transparent bodies shouldn't be so suspicious.

Don't worry about a sugar planter. Give him a horse and he'll ride to his own funeral.

Weapons are created to be used. There's no place for the weak on this earth.

Religious structure often dilutes the spiritual experience.

The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best.

You are either a player or a spectator! Players influence the game while spectators watch them to do it. Such is life!

Animals are good to think with.

How do you write zero in Roman numerals?

I obviously read and adore traditional fiction. I teach traditional fiction; I also teach all kinds of not-so-traditional fiction.

There are three creative ideas which, each in its turn, have been central to science. They are the idea of order, the idea of causes, and the idea of chance.

I've got a different perception now and it's really enjoyable to be at this point in your life and be able to watch this.

Someone is digging your grave right now.

Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels.