Books of entertainment first led Adam Clarke to believe in a spiritual world.

Every great crisis of human history is a pass of Thermopylae, and there is always a Leonidas and his three hundred to die in it, if they can not conquer.

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

Happiness lies, first of all, in health.

A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.

The new year begins in a snow-storm of white vows.

I walked beside the evening sea And dreamed a dream that could not be; The waves that plunged along the shore Said only: "Dreamer, dream no more!"

Life is a rich strain of music, suggesting a realm too fair to be.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

Books are the ever burning lamps of accumulated wisdom.

Stratagem is the right hand of cunning.

God may save all, but human rescue is only for a few.

Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age.

I find that your basic Internet chat board is way too vitriolic for my taste.

The devil says I'm out, but the Lord says I'm safe.

There are crimes which become innocent and even glorious through their splendor, number and excess.

You're all going to die. I hate to remind you, but it is on your schedule. It probably won't happen when you'd like; generally, it's an inconvenience.

Wishes are thoughts vibrant with life and eager for action.

Love and forgiveness is not for the faint-hearted.

The process is to me is going onstage night after night after night after night until I get a new hour. And then once that hour is solidified and recorded, I move on.

What art does is it makes you feel alive and makes you feel like you're connected.