Absolute power can only be supported by error, ignorance and prejudice.

As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be childless.

The mere brute pleasure of reading - the sort of pleasure a cow must have in grazing.

If we do not plant knowledge when young, it will give us no shade when we are old.

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Being pretty on the inside means you don't hit your brother and you eat all your peas - that's what my grandma taught me.

Modesty is the only sure bait when you angle for praise.

Whatever is worth doing at all is worth doing well.

You must look into people, as well as at them.

A man's own good breeding is the best security against other people's ill manners.

Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination: never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Solomon's Laws 1. When the law doesn't work...work the law.

God is the only book that can never be touched, open and seen.

Virtue shows quite as well in rags and patches as she does in purple and fine linen.

Whenever she thought she could not feel more alone, the universe peeled back another layer of darkness.

How can you pull down strongholds of Satan if you don't even have the strength to turn off your TV?

A man who has to be punctually at a certain place at five o'clock has the whole afternoon ruined for him already.

It'd be nice to have someone who understood some of the things that went on in my head.

I guess my approach to adapting books is to treat them with a deep respect on one level and at another level part them to one side and go, 'I'm doing something completely different here.'

I'm super sad to have it finish because it's been such a dream job, but it's nice to know there's a conclusion.

I'm Greek. My body produces feta cheese.