It's a good sign but rare instance when, in a relationship, you find that the more you learn about the other person, the more you continue to desire them. A sturdy bond requires a degree of youthful intrigue. Love loves its youth.

The writer's curse is that even in solitude, no matter its duration, he never grows lonely or bored.

Trustful people are the pure at heart, as they are moved by the zeal of their own trustworthiness.

As Aristotle said, 'Excellence is a habit.' I would say furthermore that excellence is made constant through the feeling that comes right after one has completed a work which he himself finds undeniably awe-inspiring. He only wants to relax until he's ready to renew such a feeling all over again because to him, all else has become absolutely trivial.

I am thankful when I am hungry because then I know that when I eat, the food will taste better. Life has taught me that my true contentment rests in hope, and the pleasure itself is secondary. It is self-awareness, not happiness, that maintains peace.

The hated man is the result of his hater's pride rather than his hater's conscience.

Grudges are for those who insist that they are owed something; forgiveness, however, is for those who are substantial enough to move on