Any man who has seen the face of death knows better than to seek him out a second time.

America is thataway, Mr. Lincoln," laughed Davis, pointing north. "You're in Mississippi now.

It is their nature, beautiful and simple. That you would destroy such beings, Mr. Lincoln, such superior creatures, seems madness to me.” “That you speak of them with such reverence, Mr. Poe, seems madness to me.” "Can you imagine it? Can you imagine seeing the universe through such eyes? Laughing in the face of time and death—the world your Garden of Eden? Your library? Your harem?

Some people say "if we split up,we can cover more ground"-with blood

Thank you, sir, but I am perfectly content being the bride of death.

I've always enjoyed reading history, particularly presidential biographies.

If you write really good material, the rest just falls into place. There's really no trick to it.