It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.

He believed in himself, believed in his quixotic ambition, letting the failures of the previous day disappear as each new day dawned. Yesterday was not today. The past did not predict the future if he could learn from his mistakes.

In the land of the dying, sentences go unfinished, you know how they're going to end.

It would be better for us to have some doubts in an honest pursuit of truth, than it would be for us to be certain about something that was not true.

There is an old Italian proverb about the nature of translation: "Traddutore, traditore!" This means simply, "Translators-traitors!" Of course, as you can see, something is lost in the translation of this pithy expression: there is great similarity in both the spelling and the pronunciation of the original saying, but these get diluted once they are put in English dress. Even the translation of this proverb illustrates its truth!

A storyteller makes up things to help other people; a liar makes up things to help himself.

This is what is meant by last words: they are keys to unlock the afterlife. They're not last words but passwords, and as soon as they're spoken you can go.