"Respect for right conduct is felt by every body."

"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."

"It is a subtle truth that fortitude is the quiet voice at eventide saying: i will try once more tomorrow — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"A courageous heart knows that the canvas of tomorrow is painted with the actions of today."

"What's funny is that the idea of popularity - even the use of the word 'popular' - is something that had been mostly absent from my life since junior high. In fact, the hallmark of life after junior high seemed to be the shedding of popularity as a central concern."

"Let us leave pretty women to men devoid of imagination."

"You're basically the sum of all the experiences you've ever had, and they're sort of shaken up in you and reproduced in the things you create, and that includes seeing movies."

"One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet."