Never keep a line of retreat: it is a wretched invention.
There's nothing more unforgivable than someone who thinks he knows more about yourself than you do.
Humility is like underwear; essential, but indecent if it shows.
When ignorance mobilizes, it's always the free minds it destroys first.
I wonder if that isn't the most sinful thing of all -- thinking all the pleasant things are wicked.
Silence can be the worst ridicule.
Marriage is something that should be tried at least once. It's educational.
I had a very sparse comic upbringing - not because I was being whipped into reading Chekhov and Dickens, but I read Asterix on holidays when I was a kid, and Tin Tin was featured, I remember, for a few years.
People are disappointed if you're not entertaining and to be entertaining often means to be drunk.
I'm the strongest advocate you can imagine for doing things honestly and paying your taxes. Take advantage of every tax break you're legally entitled to. But I follow the letter of the law, because the consequences are severe if you're caught. I was a perpetrator at one time and suffered severe consequences. It is difficult in some places, but if you live in places like California, move somewhere else to save some money.
Now, what does a vampire do with a computer? Keep track of investments? Send e-mail to other vampires as you all plot to take over the world?” “I spend a lot of time on Wikipedia making corrections to the entries of historical figures I’ve known. ” I blinked at him. “Really?” “No, Kitty. That was a joke.