"The habit of intellectual principles without reasons is called faith."

"In heaven all the interesting people are missing."

"Although the most acute judges of the witches, & even the witches themselves, were convinced of the guilt of witchery, the guilt nevertheless was nonexistent. It is thus with all guilt."

"Poets are shameless with their experiences: they exploit them."

"Digressions, objections, delight in mockery, carefree mistrust are signs of health; everything unconditional belongs in pathology."

"One should never know too precisely whom one has married."

"The reason lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn't there the second time."

"The greatest potential for control the ends to exist at the point where action takes place."

"No more important duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions."

"People will forget what you did, people will forget what you said, but they won't forget the way you made them feel."

"The best way to keep one's word is not to give it."

"Poetry is the utterance of deep and heartfelt truth. The true poet is very near the oracle."