"In the whole wretched business there was something generous that was doing its best to flower."

"At exactly which point do you start to realise, that life without knowledge is death in disguise?"

"Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure."

"It is better to be hated for who you are, than loved for who you are not."

"Do it big or stay in bed."

"'I must've seen it in a USENET posting'; that's sort of like hearsay evidence from Richard Nixon."

"Character can not be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved."

"I think I am a verb."

"I'll be ready for it to happen and that way it won't happen. It's a burden, being able to control situations with my hyper-vigilance, but it's my lot in life."

"There is a paradise that can be found A better life to bring us round And all we really need to do Is see the world like lovers do."

"Boys frustrate me. I hate all their indirect messages, I hate game playing. Do you like me or don't you? Just tell me so I can get over you."

"Once a word has been allowed to escape, it cannot be recalled."