"Repulsion is the sentry that guards the gate to all that we most desire."

"The only difference between me and a madman is that I am not mad"

"The difference between false memories and true ones is the same as for jewels: it is always the false ones that look the most real, the most brilliant."

"Have no fear of perfection -- you will never reach it."

"Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it."

"The first man to compare the cheeks of a young woman to a rose was obviously a poet; the first to repeat it was possibly an idiot."

"Talent is nothing but a prolonged period of attention and shortened period of mental assimilation."

"Carry the battle to them. Don't let them bring it to you. Put them on the defensive. And don't ever apologize for anything."

"A really great man is known by three signs... generosity in the design, humanity in the execution, moderation in success."

"In the absences of a decent time machine, fiction remains the most sturdy vehicle for visiting other eras."

"I reached for sleep and drew it round me like a blanket muffling pain and thought together in the merciful dark."

"OUTDO, v.t. To make an enemy."