Fact be virtuous, or vicious, as Fortune pleaseth

Hell is truth seen too late.

For it can never be that war shall preserve life, and peace destroy it.

Perhaps someday, when you are a father, Prince, you will understand how empty is your heart if your child is a hollow toy that you can move where you will him to be

When an Angel whispers in your ear, it is your heart that hears thy message.

I want all of you, forever everyday. You and me everyday.

Even though you can't expect to defeat the absurdity of the world, you must make the attempt. That's morality, that's religion, that's art, that's life.

The oppressor has always indoctrinated the weak with his interpretation of the crimes of the strong.

The truest writers are those who see language not as a linguistic process but as a living element.

As a child, my whole life was books. They were my fantasy. That's where I could go. That was a lot of times [what] saved me.

A few hints as to the craft may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing!

I'm from California, and still live in LA.

What I really don't like is oversimplification.