How come you're so different, I asked once, as we sat in the shade of the pine tree. Yukiko's answer, a sentence learned by heart: Because I fell from a star.

Who lets slip fortune, her shall never find: Occasion once past by, is bald behind.

But as bad as I am, I'm proud of the fact that I'm worse than I seem

Without love, intelligence is dangerous; without intelligence, love is not enough.

Endurance is frequently a form of indecision.

The pageant has passed. That day is over. But we linger, loath to think we shall see them no more together - these men, these horses, these colors afield.

And if all womankind banded together and took the male path, the world would turn into one huge brothel.

If I had more time, I'd watch more woodworking or home-improvement shows, but, not enough hours in the day.

Sometimes it's things that take the joy out of life, like a blowout when you're hitting sixty or a button coming off of a shirt when you're in a hurry, but usually it's people.

You will draw to yourself that which you most persistently think about

Agitation is the atmosphere of the brains.