The first precept was never to accept a thing as true until I knew it as such without a single doubt.
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.
Inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that's where you renew your springs that never dry up.
I daresay one profits more by the mistakes one makes off one's own bat than by doing the right thing on somebody's else advice.
While we have the gift of life, it seems to me that only tragedy is to allow part of us to die - whether it is our spirit, our creativity, or our glorious uniqueness.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.