Would you like to meet him? I could summon him up in a trice of you like. Being a warlock, and all.

There are no stories without meaning. And I am one of those men who can find it even when others fail to see it. Afterwards the story becomes the book of the living, like a blaring trumpet that raises from the tomb those who have been dust for centuries....

Umberto Eco, Baudolino

Marriage is the best state for man in general, and every man is a worst man in proportion to the level he is unfit for marriage.

Samuel Johnson

precious laughing time is wasted, because I have to put up with Satan's stupid minions who smile without attempting to anger somebody else - leave us alone already.

A Gentlemen

For whatever is truly wondrous and fearful in man, never yet was put into words or books.

Herman Melville

A lady of what is commonly called an uncertain temper -- a phrase which being interpreted signifies a temper tolerably certain to make everybody more or less uncomfortable.

Charles Dickens

Dictum is what a court thinks but is afraid to decide.

Henry Waldorf Francis

He who is more mindful of one, loses the love and the faith of both.

Kahlil Gibran

Lao-tzu's words, was: place all your feelings outside of yourself and you will be renewed.

Paulo Coelho

Have mountains, and waves, and skies, no significance but what we consciously give them, when we employ them as emblems of our thoughts?

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mom was the greatest influence of my childhood. She wanted to save me from the vice, lust, and drinking that was all about me.

Ethel Waters

Really, every woman is an example to me, because as women we go through so much pain. We have to live this perfect life when we are messed up inside. We all go through trials and tribulations.

Mary J. Blige

A good speech is like a miniskirt--long enough to over all the vital parts, short enough to entice and captivate listeners.

Naa Shalman