Nothing exists except through human consciousness

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.

Being in a minority, even in a minority of one, did not make you mad. There was truth and there was untruth, and if you clung to the truth even against the whole world, you were not mad.

The best books... are those that tell you what you know already.

Reality is inside the skull.

Of pain you could wish only one thing: that it should stop. Nothing in the world was so bad as physical pain. In the face of pain there are no heroes.

Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

Sometimes you need the eclipse in your life to show you the importance of sunshine.

I really love scary movies, so I'm all about Halloween.

Your beliefs and perceptions determine the boudaries of your world.

She had had no idea what it would do to her seeing him in a suit.

The fact that I have a lot of songs written doesn't keep me from wanting to write new ones, or new ones from coming.

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame

An English tongue, if refined to a certain standard, might perhaps be fixed forever.

Blood is one thing, but that’s not all that goes into family. The family you choose is the family that really matters. They’re the ones who’ll keep you standing.

God does awesome things with us.

We conducted talks on border issues with our friends in the People's Republic of China for 40 years. There were also issues related to specific territories.