The thing about stories is that you have to pick the ones that last.
The sun rose slowly, as if it wasn’t sure it was worth all the effort.
The smug mask of virtue triumphant could be almost as horrible as the face of wickedness revealed.
The secret is not to dream. The secret is to wake up. Waking up is harder. I have woken up and I am real. I know where I come from and I know where I’m going. You cannot fool me anymore. Or touch me. Or anything that is mine.
The reason that clichés become clichés is that they are the hammers and screwdrivers in the toolbox of communication.
The reaper does not listen to the harvest.
The presence of those seeking the truth is infinitely to be preferred to the presence of those who think they’ve found it.
The pen might not be mightier than the sword, but maybe the printing press was heavier that the siege weapon. Just a few words can change everything…
The pen is mightier than the sword, only if the sword is very small and the pen is very sharp.
The path to wisdom does, in fact, begin with a single step. Where people go wrong is in ignoring all the thousands of other steps that come after it.
The only important thing in a fight to the death is that the death should not be yours.
The news that they have nothing to fear is guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of innocents everywhere.
