Death is the only monastery; the tomb is the only cell, and the grave that adjoins the convent is the bitterest mock of its futility.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

Knowledge is a better weapon than a sword.

Time and space are finite in extent, but they don't have any boundary or edge. They would be like the surface of the earth, but with two more dimensions.

There are old mycologists and there are bold mycologists, but there are no old, bold mycologists.

You must first realize that you are in a dream. Then you must realize that your current dream is a nightmare.

In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.

I was just watching baby videos of me and I was obviously an exhibitionist.

Architecture was pretty much the sexiest thing to be doing from 1700-1800.

I think the penalties are grossly unfair. I think it's borderline shameful.

Good relationships feel good. They feel right. They don't hurt.

You managed not to get eaten then?