When any government, or any church for that matter, undertakes to say to its subjects, This you may not read, this you must not see, this you are forbidden to know, the end result is tyranny and oppression no matter how holy the motives.

Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.

Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily.

It was better to live with disappointment and frustration than to live without hope.

Darling, a true lady takes off her dignity with her clothes and does her whorish best. At other times you can be as modest and dignified as your persona requires.

Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.

The truth of a proposition has nothing to do with its credibility. And vice versa.