Some people think it’s an insult to the glory of their sickness to get well.

A man without words is a man without thought.

All great and precious things are lonely.

My imagination will get me a passport to hell one day.

An unbelieved truth can hurt a man much more than a lie. It takes great courage to back truth unacceptable to our times. There's a punishment for it, and it's usually crucifixion.

Sometimes a man wants to be stupid if it lets him do a thing his cleverness forbids.

Act out being alive, like a play. And after a while, a long while, it will be true.

Man has a choice and it's a choice that makes him a man.

He had an idea that even when beaten he could steal a little victory by laughing at defeat.

Courage and fear were one thing too.

Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.

When we want something, we have to have a clear purpose in mind for the thing that we want. The only reason for seeking a reward is to know what to do with that reward

Nay, father. Some of us have been killing giants today and aren't in the mood to have a tea party.- Thor, God of Thunder

I'm a positive person, and I try to look at the good side of everything.

At my age, any day above ground and vertical is a good day.

My occupational hazard is my occupation's just not around.

A good writer always works at the impossible.

I think if you're looking for a pure expression of evil, torture is pretty - is a pretty good candidate.

Many people perceive Christianity as something institutional - rather than as an encounter with Christ - which explains why they don't see it as a source of joy.

Humid seal of soft affections, Tend'rest pledge of future bliss, Dearest tie of young connections, Love's first snow-drop, virgin kiss.

A heart-memory is better than a mere head-memory. Better to carry away a little of the love of Christ in our souls, than if we were able to repeat every word of every sermon we ever heard.