“Deprived of meaningful work, men and women lose their reason for existence; they go stark, raving mad.”

“A novel is a work of poetry. In order to write it, one must have tranquility of spirit and of impression.”

“Men do not accept their prophets and slay them, but they love their martyrs and worship those whom they have tortured to death.”

“Happiness does not lie in happiness, but in the achievement of it.”

“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.”

“Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.”

“I sighed. "Now what do I do?" He leaned against my wall. "What do you want to do?" "Since when has that mattered?" "It's always mattered. It doesn't mean you'll get what you want, but what you want...”

“The crowning feature of the federal system is the supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches of government in matters relating to the rights of persons and property.”

“We may smile at these matters, but they are melancholy illustrations.”

“I love California, I practically grew up in Phoenix.”

“If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.”

“When I was 12, all I wanted for Christmas was a trampoline or a four-wheeler. I ended up getting both presents for Christmas.”

“A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.”

“With a hint of good judgment, to fear nothing, not failure or suffering or even death, indicates that you value life the most. You live to the extreme; you push limits; you spend your time building...”

“If we dare the difficult, we shall find the depth of being.”