"And yet, as angels in some brighter dreams Call to the soul when man doth sleep, So some strange thoughts transcend our wonted themes, And into glory peep."

"The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular way."

"What is right for one couple is wrong for another. I would say that there are many more important factors to a happy marriage."

"In essence, science is a perpetual search for an intelligent and integrated comprehension of the world we live in."

"Good taste is the worst vice ever invented."

"The foolish man lies awake all night Thinking of his many problems; When the morning comes he is worn out And his trouble is just as it was."

"Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you."

"Education alone can conduct us to that enjoyment which is, at once, best in quality and infinite in quantity."

"Hard work's a good distraction."

"Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent."

"Consider your origin; you were not born to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge."

"It was never shameful to learn from any teacher things that are useful to know."