Never mind what my name is,” the man said. “No one can pronounce it anyway. Just call me Sir.

Like People, animals will become frightened and likely do whatever you say if you whip them enough.

Or why you are wearing a picture of Santa Clause on you shirts, but-” “It’s Herman Melville.

It doesn't take courage to kill someone,' Klaus said. 'It takes a severe lack of moral stamina.

Nobody wants to hear that you will try your best. It is the wrong thing to say. It is like saying 'I probably won't hit you with a shovel.' Suddenly everyone is afraid you will do the opposite.

The way sadness works is one of the strange riddles of the world. If you are stricken with a great sadness, you may feel as if you have been set aflame, not only because of the enormous pain, but also because your sadness may spread over your life, like smoke from an enormous fire.

It is difficult, when faced with a situation you cannot control, to admit you can do nothing.