There's no place for impractical dreamers around here.

In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it you cannot complain.

Anything that can be done chemically can be done by other means.

in the magical universe there are no coincidences and there are no accidents. nothing happens unless someone wills it to happen

Junk takes everything and gives nothing but insurance against junk sickness.

Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words.

Build a good name. Keep your name clean. Don't make compromises. Don't worry about making a bunch of money or being successful. Be concerned with doing good work and make the right choices and protect your work. And if you can build a good name, eventually, that name will be its own currency.