"To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature to be so to the utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man."

"No oppression is so heavy or lasting as that which is inflicted by the perversion and exorbitance of legal authority."

"The stars shall fade away, the sun himself Grow dim with age, and nature sink in years, But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth, Unhurt amidst the wars of elements, The wrecks of matter, and the crush of worlds."

"“We are always doing,” says he, “something for Posterity, but I would fain see Posterity do something for us.”"

"I have a lot of skepticism about marriage and monogamy."

"The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen."

"Elegance is refusal."

"The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years."