“Romance has been elegantly defined as the offspring of fiction and love.”

“The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.”

“The secret to success is constancy of purpose.”

“The best way to become acquainted with a subject is to write about it. ”

“But what minutes! Count them by sensation, and not by calendars, and each moment is a day.”

“Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action.”

“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”

“There are three types of lies — lies, damn lies, and statistics.”

“All is mystery; but he is a slave who will not struggle to penetrate the dark veil.”

“Never apologize for showing feeling. When you do so, you apologize for the truth.”

“Most people die with their music still locked up inside them.”

“When men are pure, laws are useless; when men are corrupt, laws are broken.”