The old prose writers wrote as if they were speaking to an audience; while, among us, prose is invariably written for the eye alone.

Ultimately evil is done not so much by evil people, but by good people who do not know themselves and who do not probe deeply.

Man's capacity for justice makes democracy possible, but man's inclination to injustice makes democracy necessary.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

Every experience proves that the real problem of our existence lies in the fact that we ought to love one another, but do not.

There was a time when I had all the answers. My real growth began when I discovered that the questions to which I had the answers were not the important questions.

It's always wise to seek the truth in our opponents' error, and the error in our own truth.

Nationalism: One of the effective ways in which the modern man escapes life's ethical problems.

Forgiveness is the final form of love.

Religion is so frequently a source of confusion in political life, and so frequently dangerous to democracy, precisely because it introduces absolutes into the realm of relative values.

Humor is a prelude to faith and laughter is the beginning of prayer.

Please bury me in the library With a dozen long-stemmed proses

I don't want tobecause boysdon't write poetry.Girls do.

As far as he was concerned, there were only two good positions for a human. A female on her back. And a male facedown not breathing.

Pain is meant to be temporary as long as you are not willing to give up on yourself. However, quitting never fails to make it last forever.

Our great symbol for the Goddess is the moon, whose three aspects reflect the three stages in women's lives and whose cycles of waxing and waning coincide with women's menstrual cycles.

We think it will be shortly afterwards, but it seems a terrible thing to gamble with such big stakes in diplomacy without having your master card in your hand.

The moment we live in is a great time to make art. We have different technologies to play with, and we're left with the opportunity to focus on our work.

Legends grow beards, and twenty-three years is plenty of time to grow a long one.

When he is best, he is a little worse than a man; and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast.