Fear attracts the darkness. When you have no fear, the darkness fears YOU.
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.
People in their natural state are basically good. But this natural innocence,however, is corrupted by the evils of society.
We are born weak, we need strength; helpless, we need aid; foolish, we need reason. All that we lack at birth, all that we need when we come to man's estate, is the gift of education.
There are always four sides to a story: your side, their side, the truth and what really happened.
You forget that the fruits belong to all and that the land belongs to no one.
In a well governed state, there are few punishments, not because there are many pardons, but because criminals are rare; it is when a state is in decay that the multitude of crimes is a gaurantee of impunity.
Sure, go ahead, simulate life, using only ink and paper.
I was never very interested in boys - and there were plenty of them - vying with one another to see how many famous women they would get into the hay.
The selection of a subject is to the author what choice of position is to the general,--once skilfully determined, the battle is already half won. Of a few writers it may be said that they are popular in despite of their subjects--but of a great many more it may be observed that they are popular because of them.
Yo soy carne muerta. Translation: I am dead meat.