There is a remedy for everything but death; who, in spite of our teeth, will take us in his clutches.

Pray, look better, sir... those things yonder are no giants, but windmills.

Never stand begging for that which you have the power to earn.

In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.

He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.

How will he who does not know how to govern himself know how to govern others?

Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little.

That one man scorned and covered with scars Still strove with his last ounce of courage To reach the unreachable star.

Too much sanity may be madness and the maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.

The wicked are always ungrateful.

Her father guarded her, and she guarded herself; for there are no padlocks, bolts, or bars, that secure a maiden better than her own reserve.

She smiled smugly. “We came to an agreement, the duck and I.

Be like nature—quiet, calm, loving, and persistent. Don’t hurry. Flowers will bloom.

People like to say how much they like stuff, but with 'The Sunset Tree, ' people shared stories about what it meant for them. And that stuff's so humbling and amazing.

The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.

The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.

Words are the money of fools.

To get asked to do stuff like 'United States Of Tara' and 'Caprica' is terrific. I can't complain.

No one is wise at all times.

Writing is just work-there's no secret. If you dictate or use a pen or type or write with your toes-it's still just work.

I'll tell you this about the Oscars - they're real.