There are too many people in the world as it is, but the supply of ancient manuscripts is severely limited.

When emotion supersedes reason ... gullibility must follow.

No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it.

Dogs can be made to feel guilty about anything, including the sins of their owners. Cats refuse to take the blame for anything - including their own sins.

there is nothing like a garden to rest the soul.

The only way to do it is to do it: by writing, writing, writing.

I knew the answer, and--of course--so did Ramses. He has superb breath control and always gets in ahead of me.

Noble causes have a deplorable effect on the morals of the persons who espouse them.

A man asking for help ought to at least give directions.

Cats always made up to the people who hated them the most. Depending on how you chose to look at it, it was a touching manifestation of trust, or a malicious pleasure in human discomfort.

Martyrdom is often the result of excessive gullibility.

To make it a habit, do it again and again until it becomes a ritual.

For each of us, there comes a time when we must awaken and become what we were born to become.

Success is transient. Failure makes us diligent. But yearning to succeed is constant.

Science and technology were the only keys to opening the door to the future, and people approached science with the faith and sincerity of elementary school students.

If you worry about how good the art is, you're never going to make your own art.

There are songs and artists now who are trying to do the same thing: be honest to their experiences.

If you think Wall Street firms have it good, you haven't looked closely at Big Oil.

We embrace the hand we've been dealt, because we know the Dealer, and he never deals badly.

When the people you've already worked with are very talented and you know what they can do, if you think of a character that happens to be perfect for them, then you make it happen.

The snowdrop and primrose our woodlands adorn, and violets bathe in the wet o' the morn.