But the watchful care of the parent is endless. The youth is never free from the danger of grating interference.

He that loves reading has everything within his reach.

Whenever government assumes to deliver us from the trouble of thinking for ourselves, the only consequences it produces are those of torpor and imbecility.

Revolution is engendered by an indignation with tyranny, yet is itself pregnant with tyranny.

Above all we should not forget, that government is an evil, an usurpation upon the private judgment and individual conscience of mankind.

The philosophy of the wisest man that ever existed, is mainly derived from the act of introspection.

The great model of the affection of love in human beings is the sentiment which subsists between parents and children.

Revolutions are the produce of passion, not of sober and tranquil reason.

The wise man is satisfied with nothing.

The proper method for hastening the decay of error is by teaching every man to think for himself.

To conceive that compulsion and punishment are the proper means of reformation is the sentiment of a barbarian.

Life will astound you when you give something a shot after being shot down.

She was lost in her longing to understand.

Liberty is the act of making the Government Fear what you KNOW!

The truth is that neither British nor American imperialism was or is idealistic. It has always been driven by economic or strategic interests.

Stories in themselves are not automatically good; it has to be the right kind of story told by the right kind of person.

A dedication is a wooden leg.

I don't think I have what it takes to make a good action game. I think I'm better at telling a story.

I'm a naughty sweetheart.

I've been in perfect health and perfectly happy all my life. I don't take any pills; I just get up, clean up after my wife, and start typing every day.

The most divine light only shineth on those minds which are purged from all worldly dross and human uncleanliness.