Great men are true men, the men in whom nature has succeeded. They are not extraordinary - they are in the true order. It is the other species of men who are not what they ought to be.

Tell me what you feel in your room when the full moon is shining in upon you and your lamp is dying out, and I will tell you how old you are, and I shall know if you are happy.

There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.

Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.

Women wish to be loved without a why or a wherefore; not because they are pretty, or good, or well-bred, or graceful, or intelligent, but because they are themselves.

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them.

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past

In every loving woman there is a priestess of the past - a pious guardian of some affection, of which the object has disappeared.

Analysis kills spontaneity. The grain once ground into flour springs and germinates no more.

Truth is not only violated by falsehood; it may be equally outraged by silence.

You desire to know the art of living, my friend? It is contained in one phrase: make use of suffering.

Nancy, every place you go, it seems as if mysteries just pile up one after another.

It's not fair!" (Ryssa)Because life was ever about fairness.Oh, to be as naive as his sister.

Now hollow fires burn out to black, And lights are guttering low: Square your shoulders, lift your pack And leave your friends and go.

Germany is dictating its policy in Europe

To make war all you need is intelligence. But to win you need talent and material.

Everything I write is based on something I've personally experienced, or things that my friends have experienced that I just find horribly entertaining.

Time spent with your children is time wisely spent.

I never thrust my nose into other men's porridge. It is no bread and butter of mine; every man for himself, and God for us all.

The more these readjustments are delayed ... the longer the depression will have to last, and the longer complete recovery is postponed.

Let us advance on Chaos and the Dark