At twenty every one is republican.

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

If they say "you have your last chance to look at the world", I wish that look would from Çamlıca of Istanbul.

There is no man more complete than the one who travelled a lot, who changed the shape of his thoughts and his life twenty times.

Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated.

Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys.

The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs.

To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

Brutality to an animal is cruelty to mankind - it is only the difference in the victim.

If greatness of purpose, smallness of means, and astonishing results are the three criteria of a human genius, who could dare compare any great man in history with Muhammad?

Love is the enchanted dawn of every heart.

Why help make big companies bigger when you can get the same thing from the little guy and actually help someone accomplish their dream?

Blessed are they that have faith for they shall take steps like a blind man!

Being brave is only standing up when you're afraid.

I have a huge respect for writers and realise that this is not an area that I find easy. I doubt that I would have the patience in front of a blank sheet of paper to become a writer.

But we try to pretend, you see, that the external world exists altogether independently of us.

I love Columbia, Missouri, if it wasn't for the authorities, I'd go back.

I always wanted to grow up fast. I longed for more than the Mississippi Delta could give.

In betting on races, there are two elements that are never lacking - hope as hope, and an incomplete recollection of the past.

Sometimes when she was alone, and she knew she was alone, she permitted her mind to play in a garden, and she smiled.

I have great respect for Craig Lucas. I absolutely adore his sensibility.