To will what God doth will, that is the only science That gives us any rest.

And the fruits will outdo what the flowers have promised.

While you are meditating revenge, the devil is meditating a recruit.

Our days and nights have sorrows woven with delights.

The starting block for people who are going to stay in love is mutual submission.

Even if you persuade me, you won’t persuade me.

He produced a handkerchief—crisply folded—and handed it to her. She took it with silent astonishment. She’d never before known anyone who carried a handkerchief.

This is something else that is drilled into us in the military: Make sure you know who your replacement is, in case you become a casualty. So you have to have depth within an organization.

It's always about the music, never about anything else.

Furthermore, a large portion of the assets of leading Russian figures is mixed, meaning that it is not quite clear how to counter this development.

His speech failed to rouse an enthusiastic cheer, but no one dared contradict him.

Secrecy is a vacuum and nothing fills a vacuum like paranoid speculation.

I like writing stories. That's what I like to do. That's the way I see it, but with every song I get sucked into feeling something.

All my moves were designed to promote the happiness and wellbeing of my family, rather than fame.