There is no bore we dread being left alone with so much as our own minds.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

Love the Lord God, with all your heart, soul, mind and strength.

As photographs give people an imaginary possession of a past that is unreal, they also help people to take possession of space in which they are insecure.

The people know their rights, and they are never slow to assert and maintain them, when they are invaded.

There is some magic in wealth, which can thus make persons pay their court to it, when it does not even benefit themselves.

I'm sort of an experimenter; I thought it'd be interesting to play around and see what's there.

I love variety in my life.

We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They frequently inhabit taverns and have no self control.

Writing, at its best and truest, can offer solace and salvation for both readers and writers.

Not all nine-fingered girls have hatchets, she said in Tradertalk. Some of us just tried to have a conversation with a snapping turtle. (Sandry to Daja, referring to her conversation with Tris.)

I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America.