If God had intended us not to masturbate he would've made our arms shorter.

Love must precede hatred, and nothing is hated, save through being contrary to a suitable thing which is loved. And hence it is that every hatred is caused by love.

The Angel that presided o'er my birth / Said Little creature formed of joy and mirth / Go love without the help of anything on earth.'

Happy the man whose wish and care a few paternal acres bound, content to breathe his native air in his own ground.

He that loves to be flattered is worthy o' the flatterer.

Death most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land, or a poet who is a stranger among his people.

A common danger unites even the bitterest enemies

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died and then queen died of grief is a plot.

Meekness: Uncommon patience in planning a revenge that is worth while.

The problem with writing about religion is that you run the risk of offending sincerely religious people, and then they come after you with machetes.

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