“Such subtle covenants shall be made, Till peace itself is war in masquerade.”

“I am sore wounded but not slainI will lay me down and bleed a whileAnd then rise up to fight again”

“But far more numerous was the herd of such,Who think too little, and who talk too much.”

“For you may palm upon us new for old:All, as they say, that glitters, is not gold.”

“We first make our habits, then our habits make us.”

“If others in the same Glass better see 'Tis for Themselves they look, but not for me: For my Salvation must its Doom receive Not from what others, but what I believe.”

“Sometimes two people have to fall apart, to realize how much they need to fall back together.”

“Good literature is one key to peace. When we stop reading each other, when we stop paying attention to each other's words and stories, we too easily oppose one another.”

“There is only one motive for writing a novel: to be published and read. To me there is no distinction between the mystery novel and the novel, only between good books and bad books. A good book tak...”

“Never to be squandered.....the miracle of another human being.”

“Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.”

“If you spend a hundred bucks, or more, to go to the theatre, something should happen to you. Maybe somebody should be asking you some questions about your values, or about the way you think about t...”