As I grow older, I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.

The great wheel of Fate rolls on like a Juggernaut, and crushes us all in turn, some soon, some late

How can a world be good in which Money is the moving power, and Self-interest the guiding star?

Men and women, empires and cities, thrones, principalities, and powers, mountains, rivers, and unfathomed seas, worlds, spaces, and universes, all have their day, and all must go.

Thinking can only serve to measure out the helplessness of thought.

Ah! If man would but see that hope is from within and not from without - that he himself must work out his own salvation.

There is no such things as magic, though there is such a thing as knowledge of the hidden ways of Nature.

Passion is like the lightning, it is beautiful, and it links the earth to heaven, but alas it blinds!

Truly time should be measured by events, and not by the lapse of hours.

A sharp spear needs no polish.

Adventurer: he that goes to meet whatever may come. Well, that is what we all do in the world one way or another.

This time, there was no escape, I could not turn away, could not leave without accepting what I had done. There was only one way to the other side, and that was through the pain.

Serenity is when I realized I'm blessed with beautiful nature around.

The problem with you khakis is that you have started believing your own nonsense.

Pretend to be good always and even God will be fooled.

Being a teacher is back-breakingly difficult work. It is also extremely important work.

If we don’t want to define ourselves by things as superficial as our appearances, we’re stuck with the revolting alternative of being judged by our actions.

I dont have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.

Consider fully, act decisively.

The children to whom we read simple stories may or may not show gratitude, but each boon we give strengthens the pillars of the world.

When a scene is being shot, it is very difficult to know what one wants it to say, and even if one does know, there is always a difference between what one has in mind and the result on film.