"Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity."

"There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: Myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy if I may."

"Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes."

"So long as we love, we serve so long as we are loved by others, I should say that we are almost indispensable and no man is useless while he has a friend."

"The greatest gift of life is friendship, and I have received it."

"The essence of creativity is the belief that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"When I was stalking my special lady friend on MySpace, people would always say, 'Is this really Marilyn Manson or some kind of psycho?' And I'm like, 'Both.'"

"We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone."