“A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”

Develop a built-in bullshit detector.

Critics are men who watch a battle from a high place then come down and shoot the survivors.

Where a man feels at home, outside of where he’s born, is where he’s meant to go.

There are worse places to be than on your own.

When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.

If the others heard me talking out loud they would think that I am crazy. But since I am not, I do not care.

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

We would be together and have our books and at night be warm in bed together with the windows open and the stars bright.

Never confuse movement with action.

I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me.

The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can’t be found.

No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.

There is no friend as loyal as a book.

Never delay kissing a pretty girl or opening a bottle of whiskey.

All thinking men are atheists.

Always do sober what you said you’d do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

If you live long enough, you’ll see that every victory turns into a defeat.

Anyone can deal with victory. Only the mighty can bear defeat.

One defeat does not define you.

Live your life not celebrating victories but overcoming defeats.

Reason connot defeat emotion, an emotion can only be displaced or overcome by a stronger emotion.

The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn’t take action.

Refuse to lose, Refuse to be defeated, Refuse to have regrets.

This time will sadly defeat many people. Don’t let it defeat you.