Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

As the skull of the man grows broader, so do his creeds. And his gods they are shaped in his image and mirror his needs. And he clothes them with thunders and beauty, He clothes them with music and fire, Seeing not, as he bows by their altars, That he worships his own desire.

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

If a child shows himself incorrigible, he should be decently and quietly beheaded at the age of twelve, lest he grow to maturity, marry, and perpetuate his kind.

A sequel is an admission that you've been reduced to imitating yourself.

A pessimist is a person who has had to listen to too many optimists.

You want to know whether I believe in ghosts? Of course I do not believe in them. If you had known as many of them as I have, you would not believe in them either.