One must not look inward too much, while the inside is yet tender. I do not wish to frighten myself until I can stand it.

A man is whole only when he takes into account his shadow.

I am not a critic; to me criticism is so often nothing more than the eye garrulously denouncing the shape of the peephole that gives access to hidden treasure.

Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg forward.

I talk too much because I have been made so miserable by what you are keeping hushed.

The unendurable is the beginning of the curve of joy.

The priceless galaxy of misinformation called the mind.

Our bones ache only while the flesh is on them.

New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.

The heart of the jealous knows the best and most satisfying love, that of the other's bed, where the rival perfects the lover's imperfections.

I have been loved,' she said, 'by something strange, and it has forgotten me.

This thing I am feeling, I’m almost certain, is the closest I’ll ever come to standing somewhere in between truth and reconciliation.

Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.

Misfortune sprinkles ashes on the head of the man, but falls like dew on the heart of the woman, and brings forth [gems] of strength of which she herself had no conscious possession.

I'm a teenager trapped in an old body.

Barack Obama can't beat ISIS. He's a lousy president.

A candidate could easily commit political suicide if he were to come up with an unconventional thought during a presidential tour.

I'm going to, not I'm gonna. Talk intelligent

Teamwork does not come naturally. Let's face it. We are born with certain inclinations, but sharing isn't one of them.

Money is truthful. If a man speaks of his honor, make him pay cash.

I feel like we need to make new superheroes, African-American superheroes, that people would accept.