It would be idle to say that we were not, from time to time, aware that a volcano slumbered fitfully beneath us. There were dark sides to the Slavery Question, for master, as for slave.

They [potatoes] are good for boys cold fingers at suppertime on winter nights.

Not being ambitious of martyrdom, even in the cause of gastronomical enterprise, especially if the instrument is to be a contemptible, rank-smelling fungus, I never eat or cook mushrooms.

The so-called symptoms of disease are manifestations of an inherent principle of the organism to restore healthy function and to resist offending agents and influences.

The sound of you, it offends me. Abomination, I command you to be silent.

My fingers always seem busier than my mind.

I've always said to people that auteurism is nice, but it's hypothetical, and gradually you learn how much or how little influence different directors had.

Grief doesn't have a plot. It isn't smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end.

Help the companion who is insecure; perhaps they do not have enough to supply their needs, while you retain an excess.

I'm having the time of my life and I'm glad people are enjoy it.

One of the most surprising things in life is the sudden realization that one has become old

All praise is to Allah, I'll fight any man, any animal, if Jesus were here I'd fight him too.

The quality of your life is directly related to how much uncertainty you can comfortably handle.