In life there are certain sores which, like a kind of canker, slowly erode the soul in solitude.

I write only for my shadow which is cast on the wall in front of the light. I must introduce myself to it.

My one fear is that tomorrow I may die without having come to know myself.

I thought to myself: if it’s true that every person has a star in the sky, mine must be distant, dim, and absurd. Perhaps I never had a star.

I have finally learned that I must remain silent as much as possible. I must always keep my thoughts to myself.

If there was no death, everyone would wish for it.

[Death is] the best asylum for pains and sorrows and troubles and the injustices of life.

Ugh! How many stories about love, copulation, marriage and death already exist, not one of which tells the truth! How sick I am of well-constructed plots and brilliant writing!

Only death does not lie.

The presence of death annihilates all superstitions. We are the children of death, and it is death that rescues us from the deceptions of life. In the midst of life he calls us and summons us to him.

There are sores which slowly erode the mind in solitude like a kind of canker.

No entertainment is so cheap as reading, nor any pleasure so lasting.

Relationships are the flavors of life.

Six weeks is a long time to wait, and a still longer time for a girl to keep a secret…

I want to understand you, I study your obscure language.

Science is the refusal to believe on the basis of hope.

The Marine Corps has been, and will continue to be, America's Expeditionary Force in Readiness - ready to respond to today's crisis, with today's Marine forces, today.

My number one piece of advice is: you should learn how to program.

Republicans will not be reduced to being the tax collectors for the Obama economy.

When I was 12 I cried to my mom, because I never got my letter to Hogwarts.