And a more foolish notion can scarcely be imagined, it being obvious that the reader is only informed of what the writer wishes him to know, and is thus seduced into believing almost anything.

The simple fact that something has not been done, is no proof that it cannot be.

Diplomacy and virtue do not make easy companions.

The evil done by men of goodwill is the worst of all ... We have done terrible things, for the best of reasons, and that makes it worse.

The point of civilization is to be civilized; the purpose of action is to perpetuate society, for only in society can philosophy truly take place.

Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin, and must forever try to reach enlightenment.

He who profits by villainy, has perpetrated it.

He (William Cort) had some desire to be successful, but it did not burn so strongly in him that he was prepared to overcome his character to achieve it.

I learned that I' have to be detached if I was ever to achieve anything at all.

Every cataclysm is welcomed by somebody; there is always someone to rejoice at disaster and see in it the prospect of a new beginning and a better world.

For what are we but our past? If that is lost, we become nothing.

There is no great companion like a book.

Oh, Ellie, you look beautiful. Like a Fey-tale princess.

I know gray areas too well. I write for silent audiences.

I'm just an animal guy. I feel like every creature has some purpose, whether I know it or not.

If you have even a smidgen of doubt that you'll be able to stay away from racking up additional debt, don't do it.

I enjoy, and always have enjoyed, disturbing scientists.

When you love something, you're gonna be the best at it.

Conceptual art, for me, means work in which the idea is paramount and the material form is secondary, lightweight, ephemeral, cheap, unpretentious and/or ‘dematerialized’

I'm currently writing a screenplay that I haven't started yet.

Justice, truth, and beauty are sisters and comrades. With three such beautiful words we have no need to look for any others.