"It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine."

"The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness."

"How does one kill fear, I wonder? How do you shoot a specter through the heart, slash off its spectral head, take it by its spectral throat?"

"He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense."

"We don't get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? So this is what we've chosen to do with our life."

"The stoutest timber is forged in the fiercest gales, not in the sheltered grove. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"To know when to speak and when to listen is the hallmark of genuine discernment. Reflect upon this whenever doubt clouds your horizon — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"It's always good to take something that's happened in your life and make something of it comedically."