Captures the reader with true magic.

Aphrodite had the beauty; Zeus had the thunderbolts. Everyone loved Aphrodite, but everyone listened to Zeus.

If one cannot learn from the mistakes of others, one might as well become a Democrat.

The world is full of marvels, if you're willing to travel far enough to see them.

What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them.

History is gossip that's been legitimized, and that's really the case when you get into some of the Roman historians. Wow! They'd be right at home on reality tv.

Some men were nothing but overgrown boys who never got over the "fun" of teasing girls, just to get noticed

It's not enough to be born free; I have to live my freedom!

They memorize everything and learn... nothing.

The truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger.

People give up the earth for beauty.

Make your heart the most beautiful home.

The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it.

It is only when people don’t know history well that they judge the present so blindly in ignorance!

Behold! I do not give lectures on a little charity. When I give I give myself.

What you put into it is what you're going to get out of it. If you're getting the chance to step into the octagon, you better be going full speed and give it everything you've got.

As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness.

Small numbers make no difference to God. There is nothing small if God is in it.

I was strongest when I laughed at my weakness.

I'm open to whatever. I think sometimes when people collaborate these days, it's a little bit convenient.

In our era, the road to holiness necessarily passes through the world of action.