Once I start writing about something, it goes off rather fast, and sometimes details which

might be interesting such as what the room looked like or what somebody said that was not exactly on the same subject tend to get lost.
Kenneth Koch

Wood burns because it has the proper stuff in it; and a man becomes famous because he has the proper stuff in him.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Whatever you want too much you can't have, so when you really want something, try to want it a little less.
Joel Rosenberg

The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant.
Maximilien Robespierre

I went up a straight crooked lane and, I said 'No thanks, yes if yer please.
Jack Finney

Character is higher than intellect. A great soul will be strong to live as well as think.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Well, you give me too much credit for foresight and planning. I haven't got a clue what the hell I'm doing.
Robert B. Parker