I've never written anything that hasn't been in my mind for a long time - seven or eight years.
All permanent decisions are made in a temporary state of mind.
Every man has within himself the entire human condition
It is the mind that maketh good or ill, That maketh wretch or happy, rich or poor.
Only the fools are certain and assured.
Make your educational laws strict and your criminal ones can be gentle; but if you leave youth its liberty you will have to dig dungeons for ages.
On the highest throne in the world, we still sit only on our own bottom.
Verona is a very beautiful city, but Siena just never ceases to fascinate me.
When a miracle happens, even if not to you, its nature is to naturally expand. You can almost feel the warmth on your face.
Read heavily in the area where you want to write. Be aware of what's selling and what's doing well but don't try to write to market trends; they are fleeting.
I'm going to kill them all