"Friend, be not afraid of thy office, thou sendest me to God."

"Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty."

"You don鈥檛 get to pick your own nickname. They鈥檝e gotta give you one. It鈥檚 like we鈥檙e all tryin鈥?to make pets out of each other and we鈥檙e not comfortable unless we get to name 鈥榚m."

"When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a manner that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice."

"Idleness is an inlet to disorder, and makes way for licentiousness. People who have nothing to do are quickly tired of their own company."

"Life is not so bad if you have plenty of luck, a good physique and not too much imagination."

"The growth of understanding follows an ascending spiral rather than a straight line."

"Screenwriters? Schmucks with Underwoods."

"Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at de sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground."

"To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well."

"Tis sometimes the height of wisdom to feign stupidity."

"A prayer in its simplest definition is merely a wish turned Godward."