Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Power is something of which I am convinced there is no innocencethis side of the womb.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it