You have a point," said Fronto, "and even a poet must occasionally bow to logic.

Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.

True allegiance is only given willingly.

How easy it is to think well of ourselves. Until the moment is upon us, we can never be certain.

If a storyteller worried about the facts - my dear Lucian, how could he ever get at the truth?

Books can truly change our lives: the lives of those who read them, the lives of those who write them. Readers and writers alike discover things they never knew about the world and about themselves.

The art is more important than the artist. The work is more important than the person who does it. You must be prepared to sacrifice all the you could possibly have, be, or do; you must be willing to go all the way for your art. If it is a question between choosing between your life and a work of art -- any work of art -- your decision is made for you.