"In order to succeed, we must first believe that we can."

"It's never too late, in fiction or in life, to revise."

"The trouble with lies was that once started, the fiction had to be continued, and it was hard always to be remembering details that you had made up upon the spur of the moment."

"Any time you pull down a fence, always ask why it was put there in the first place."

"I have not yet met with a sorrow that could not be borne, nor with one who's passing did not leave me stronger."

"You care for nothing but shooting, dogs, and rat- catching, and you will be a disgrace to yourself and all your family."

"Whenever you hear the consensus of scientists agrees on something or other, reach for your wallet, because you're being had."

"Religion is far too important a thing for atheists to leave to the religious."

"There is no history of mankind, there are only many histories of all kinds of aspects of human life. And one of these is the history of political power. This is elevated into the history of the world."

"The greatest mistake a man can make is to be afraid of making one."

"When our eyes see our hands doing the work of our hearts, the circle of Creation is completed inside us, the doors of our souls fly open, and love steps forth to heal everything in sight."

"Intuition isn't the enemy, but the ally, of reason."