Acts which are essentially dishonourable must not be done; they would be justified only by calm contemplation of their correctness in abstract cases.

A Man who is doing his True Will has the inertia of the Universe to assist him.

It is necessary that we stop, once for all, this ignorant meddling with other people's business. Each individual must be left free to follow his own path.

The key of joy is disobedience.

Intolerance is evidence of impotence.

Having to talk destroys the symphony of silence.

We must conquer life by living it to the full, and then we can go to meet death with a certain prestige.

Balance every thought with its opposition. Because the marriage of them is the destruction of illusion.

If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.

You can only accomplish your object in life by complete disregard of the opinions of other people.

I was not content to believe in a personal devil and serve him, in the ordinary sense of the word. I wanted to get hold of him personally and become his chief of staff.

His blue eyes slice through me and make me wish I hadn't come.

LOVE the hideous in order to find the sublime core of it.

The river this November afternoonRests in an equipoise of sun and cloud:A glooming light, a gleaming darkness shroudIts passage. All seems tranquil, all in tune.

Where there's a will there's a detective story.

We don't often talk about men being imprisoned by gender stereotypes but I can see that that they are and that when they are free, things will change for women as a natural consequence.

You don't need to hide the fact that you're in recovery, but you don't have to share your history of addiction with acquaintances at work, either.

This is an interesting planet. It deserves all the attention you can give it.

As the weeks and months unfolded, we realized that we were the victims of a broken promise.

I'd love to get a chance to talk shop with Joss Whedon. That's pretty high up there on the list.

The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.