O let us still the secret joy partake, To follow virtue even for virtue's sake.

The greatest magnifying glasses in the world are a man's own eyes when they look upon his own person.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.

In faith and hope the world will disagree, but all mankind's concern is charity.

To err is human; to forgive, divine.

Teach me to feel another's woe, to hide the fault I see, that mercy I to others show, that mercy show to me.

The best way to prove the clearness of our mind, is by showing its faults; as when a stream discovers the dirt at the bottom, it convinces us of the transparency and purity of the water.

Chiefs who no more in bloody fights engage, But wise through time, and narrative with age, In summer-days like grasshoppers rejoice - A bloodless race, that send a feeble voice.

While pensive poets painful vigils keep, Sleepless themselves, to give their readers sleep.

See! From the brake the whirring pheasant springs, And mounts exulting on triumphant wings; Short is his joy! He feels the fiery wound, Flutters in blood, and panting beats the ground.

Let's accept it that we remember people only when we have some work and only our Mother‬ remembers us and calls us for no reason, just to know how we are doing!

Walk through pain, face it, lay down in it and rest. Get up and walk again, repeat until you reach the end.

Putting a little time aside for clean fun and good humor is very necessary to relieve the tensions of our time.

Your habits will determine your quality of life.

There's something about New York. You can get a nice feeling of belonging as a writer here. It's probably the best city on Earth like that. I miss the wisecracking of New York.

All parents gush about what it's like to be a parent. I love it.

We need to hear the excuses men make to themselves for their worthlessness.

I think that we all have something in common in that we have dreams. The thing about dreams is sometimes you get to live them out.

My books are about killing God.

We exist within the question of God.