You can only have one first born child. You may love all your children deeply and with passion, but there is something unique about the first born.

Dolgan: ’Tis a wise thing to know what is wanted, and wiser still to know when ‘tis achieved. Rhuagh: True. And still wiser to know when it is unachievable, for then striving is folly.

If you're going to risk dying, there's no sense doing it wet, cold and hungry unless absolutely necessary.

Altruism accrues little benefit to those lying cold in the gutter.

The real secret of magic is that there is no magic.

There are many ways to love someone. Sometimes we want love so much, we're not too choosy about who we love. Other times, we make love such a pure and noble thing, no poor human can ever meet our vision. But for the most part, love is a recognition, an opportunity to say, "There is something about you I cherish." It doesn't entail marriage, or even physical love. There's love of parents, love of city or nation, love of life, and love of people. All different, all love.

Life is problems. Living is solving problems.