The brain is a monstrous, beautiful mess.
Time is but the space between our memories; as soon as we cease to perceive this space, time has disappeared.
Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.
There is no respect for others without humility in one's self.
Learn to. . . be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not.
Civilization is first of all a moral thing. Without truth, respect for duty, love of neighbor, and virtue, everything is destroyed. The morality of a society is alone the basis of civilization.
Work while you have the light. You are responsible for the talent that has been entrusted to you.
I don’t know if you have a child, but what the Chinese government want people to see is like you would want a child to see. Because every film shown in China is one that a child could see.
Don't save the canary. Fix the coal mine.
The union of church and state put the church under a political control. . . The church was thoroughly subordinated to the state.
A couple of pieces of advice for the kids who are serious about writing are: first of all, to read everything you can get your hands on so you can become familiar with different forms of writing: fiction, non-fiction, poetry, journalism. That's very important. And also keep a journal. Not so much, because it's good writing practice. Although it is, but more because it's a wonderful source of story starters.