They decided that all liars should be whipped. And a man came along and told them the truth. And they hanged him.
I cried when I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. And then I laughed REALLY hard.
Don't leave a piece of jewelry at his house so you can go back and get it later; he may be with his real girlfriend.
Sometimes losing a pet is more painful than losing a human because in the case of the pet, you were not pretending to love it.
I think it's good for a person to spend time alone. It gives them an opportunity to discover who they are and to figure out why they are always alone.
It's natural for humans to suppress urges, for when our desires are left unchecked they lead to broken relationships, prison time, and forest fires.
I like crafts that come out of poverty or necessity. There used to be hobby shops where you'd get your supplies, and then you'd use your imagination.
I have a religion-but you will call it blasphemy. It is that there is a God for the rich man but none for the poor. . . . . Perhaps your religion will sustain you,will feed you-I place no dependence in mine. Our religions are alike, though, in one respect-neither can make a man happy when he is out of luck.
You do not defend a world that is already lost.
I smiled back, the importance of manners, my mother always said, is inversely related to how inclined one is to use them, or, in other words, sometimes politeness is all that stands between oneself and madness.
Good religious men, with the love of men in their hearts, and the means to pay their toll in their pockets.