History, contrary to popular theories, is kings and dates and battles.
Progress lies not in enhancing what is, but in advancing toward what will be.
And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.
Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.
I deserted the world and sought solitude because I became tired of rendering courtesy to those multitudes who believe that humility is a sort of weakness, and mercy a kind of cowardice, and snobbery a form of strength.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to.
The wheel goes round and round, some are up and some are on the down, and still the wheel goes round.
I caught Bast’s arm when she was a few steps from the bank. “Stay away from the water. ” She frowned. “Carter, I’m a cat. I’m not going for a swim. But if you want to summon a river goddess, you really need to do it at the riverbank.
The American's conviction that he must be able to look any man in the eye and tell him to go to hell is the very essence of the free man's way of life.
I'm the biggest nerd - I love comic books and stuff like that! I don't have any friends who are actresses. I only had one girlfriend when I was growing up. Most of my friends were boys. I was such a tomboy. I enjoyed doing guy things.