Any fool can tell the truth but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

… she gave me a look that deftly combined tenderness with revulsion. To this day the memory of that look still visits me like a Jehovah’s Witness: uninvited and tireless.

When so many are lonely as seem to be lonely, it would be inexcusably selfish to be lonely alone.

... the best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle.

The difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull: At some point, a pit bull does stop whining.

The kind of programming that C provides will probably remain similar absolutely or slowly decline in usage, but relatively, JavaScript or its variants, or XML, will continue to become more central.

One of the characteristics I cherish in my friends is their childlike gullibility, and several excited minutes were spent trying to actually find this book.

The life you want begins by embracing the life you have.

If you want to be rich, simply serve more people.

When I was a little boy in Worcestershire reading history books I never thought I should have to interfere between a king and his mistress.

Not many people like him, he's an angry man. He'd go after his own shadow.