We make ourselves fools to disport ourselves And spend our flatteries to drink those men Upon whose age we void it up again With poisonous spite and envy.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

It is not in our stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

The Eyes are the window to your soul

What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Are writers the torchbearers of humanity? It’s a romantic idea, but it’s complete rubbish. We writers are the crocodiles in the river.

When I look at great works of art or listen to inspired music, I sense intimate portraits of the specific times in which they were created.

If a lack of empirical foundations is a defect of the theory of logical probability, it is also a defect of deductive logic.

A lot of [bureaucratic] rules were created a long time ago when there were different challenges, and they are now causing negative side effects.

I used to carry a rabbit's foot for luck. Then it was a monkey's paw. Now it's a camel's toe.

You don't ever see a thriller with a spiritual backbone.

The world is so dreadfully managed, one hardly knows to whom to complain.

My mind wants to interpret All my dreams. My heart wants to love All my dreams. My soul wants to fulfil All my dreams.

If you end up falling in love with someone, it's because of them. If you end up hating someone, it's because of you.

Liberty knows nothing but victories. Soldiers call Bunker Hill a defeat; but liberty dates from it though Warren lay dead on the field.