The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination.

"The writer is a man who is always trying to find the right balance between form and content, between style and substance, between art and life."

The obligation of subjects to the sovereign is understood to last as long, and no longer, than the power lasteth by which he is able to protect them.

I don't need a reason to be happy with who I am.

I’m not a pessimist. I’m an optimist trained in pessimism.