A man in his life may have many teachers, some most unexpected. The question lies with the man himself: Will he learn from them?

When I was a small boy I often went to the woods to lie on the grass in the shade. Somehow I had come to believe the earth could give me wisdom, but it did not. Yet I learned a little about animals and learned it is not always brave to make a stand. It is often foolish. There is a time for courage and a time for flight.

Hate would destroy him who hated.

What can the will do when the heart commands?

I never figured it was a cowardly thing to be scared. It's to be scared and still face up to what scares you that matters.

My lady had the body of a siren, the face of a goddess, and the mind of an Armenian camel dealer.

A book is less important for what it says than for what it makes you think.