"If a man defrauds you one time, he is a rascal; if he does it twice, you are a fool."

"Nobody trips over mountains. It is the small pebble that causes you to stumble. Pass all the pebbles in your path and you will find you have crossed the mountain."

"Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way."

"There are no ugly women, only lazy ones."

"A man who thinks he has a higher purpose can do terrible things, even to those he professes to love."

"I鈥檒l fight when needed, revel when there鈥檚 an occasion, mourn when there is grief, and die if my time comes鈥?but I won鈥檛 let anyone use me against my will."

"If I didn't have writing, I'd be running down the street hurling grenades in people's faces."

"The little foolery that wise men have makes a great show."

"I have never seen the slightest scientific proof of the religious idea of heaven and hell, of future life for individuals, or of a personal God."

"The Churches must learn humility as well as teach it."

"The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage."

"The shortest distance between two points is not a very interesting journey."