“What we like to think of ourselves and what we really are rarely have much in common.”

A coward judges all he sees by what he is.

True sorrow is as rare as true love.

Some things were better lost than found.

You can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.

The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.

Fiction is the truth inside the lie.

It was the possibility of darkness that made the day seem so bright.

Don’t give me what I ask for, give me what I need.

Friends. They aren’t any such thing as good friend or bad friend. Maybe there are just friend.

The brain is a muscle that can move the world.

I think that we’re all mentally ill. Those of us outside the asylums only hide it a little better – and maybe not all that much better after all.

The devil’s voice is sweet to hear.

Talent is never static. It’s always growing or dying.

That wasn’t any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.

The trust of the innocent is the liar’s most useful tool.

There’s no harm in hoping for the best as long as you’re prepared for the worst.

God is not looking for men of great faith, He is looking for common men to trust His great faithfulness.

That which is the wonder of one age is the commonplace of the next.

Anyone who dreams of an uncommon life eventually discovers that there is no choice but to seek an uncommon approach to living it.

I did not know it was possible to be so miserable and live but I am told that this is a common experience.

As they are currently practiced, there is no common ground between science and religion… Although just as in hostage negotiations, it’s probably best to keep both sides talking to each other.

Time brought resignation and a melancholy sweeter than common joy.

Love is not altogether a Delirium, says he elsewhere; “yet has it many points in common therewith.”

Common sense among men of fortune is rare.