The terror is trapped inside of him and paralyzes him. He closes his eyes again and tries to drown out the scream - but it keeps ringing and ringing and ringing in his ears.

Only absolute and unshakable faith in God can make us rule over the world

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

Manhood and sagacity ripen of themselves; it suffices not to repress or distort them.

I think, in fact, I think President [Barack] Obama could step up.

My wife and I have a perfect understanding. I don't try to run her life, and I don't try to run mine.

I take six or seven years to write really small books. There is a kind of aesthetic of leanness, of brevity.

When I quit working, I lost all sense of identity in about fifteen minutes.

I paint my pictures with all the considerations which are natural to my intelligence, and according as my intelligence understands them.

Nature soaks every evil with either fear or shame.

I wasn't paying enough attention to what my heart was telling me. When I paid attention and got the message, I could move forward and heal.