Centuries have not worm-eaten the solidity of this ancient furniture of the mind.

The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.

A circle may be small, yet it may be as mathematically beautiful and perfect as a large one.

The ancients, who in these matters were not perhaps such blockheads as some may conceive, considered poetical quotation as one of the requisite ornaments of oratory.

One may quote till one compiles.

The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age.

There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking, and an art of writing.

Fortune has rarely condescended to be the companion of genius.

The delight of opening a new pursuit, or a new course of reading, imparts the vivacity and novelty of youth even to old age.

Those who do not read criticism will rarely merit to be criticised.

Beware of the man of one book. [Lat., Home unius libri, or, cave ab homine unius libri.]

She always says I'm the best friend that she's ever had... how do you hang up on someone who needs you that bad? ~From 'Laura' on The Nylon Curtain

If you don't feel an overwhelming sense of emotion when you listen to music, then you're listening to the wrong kind.

Maybe it takes tragedy to create paradise.

It's possible to avoid a war. It's impossible to stop it.

Anger can be a problem, but it has tremendous potential, too. It's just figuring out what to do with it.

The world is moving faster and faster, but where are we going?I think one of the reasons why things are getting blurry is because there is not much meaning.

The day had gone by just as days go by. I had killed it in accordance with my primitive and retiring way of life.

The biggest reason most people fail is that they try to fix too much at once - join a gym, get out of debt, floss after meals and have thinner thighs in 30 days.

Bethlehem was God with us, Calvary was God for us, and Pentecost is God in us.

I would not dare so dishonor my Creator's name by attaching it to this filthy book.