Excellent things are rare.

Los Padres son dueños de todo y la gente no posée nada; es la obra maestra de la razón y la justicia. Yo no encuentro nada tan extraordinario como los Padres, que aquí luchan contra el rey de España y el de Portugal, y que allí, en Europa, confiesan a esos mismos reyes; que aquí matan españoles, y que en Madrid los envían al cielo: es algo portentoso

Voltaire

Sweetest love, I do not go, For weariness of thee, Nor in hope the world can show A fitter love for me; But since that I Must die at last, 'tis best, To use my self in jest Thus by feigned deaths to die.

John Donne

Everything is very black and white for me. I don't really like playing mind games.

Zayn Malik

Small is the number of people who see with their eyes and think with their minds.

Albert Einstein

Teaching is of more importance than urging.

Martin Luther

Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you. Matthew

Bible

Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.

Bobby Unser

We know ourselves so little, that many think they are about to die when they are well, and many think they are well when they are near death...

Blaise Pascal

For me, poetry is always a search for order.

Elizabeth Jennings

Hence that general is skilful in attack whose opponent does not know what to defend; and he is skilful in defense whose opponent does not know what to attack.

SunTzu

Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure. When you work hard all day with your head and know you must work again the next day what else can change your

Ernest Hemingway

I found out about reviews early on. They're mostly written by sad men on bad afternoons. That's probably why I'm less angry than some writers, who are so narcissistic they consider every line of every review, even a thoughtful one, as major treason.

Barry Hannah