Why are you being so stingy?", Sobakevich demanded. "It's cheap at the price. A rogue would cheat you, sell you some worthless rubbish instead of souls, but mine are as juicy as ripe nuts, all picked—they are all either craftsmen or sturdy peasants. Dead Souls
Government is merely a servant – merely a temporary servant; it cannot be its prerogative to determine what is right and what is wrong, and decide who is a patriot and who isn’t. Its function is to obey orders, not originate them. The Bible According to Mark Twain
Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear -- not absence of fear. The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson
All I really wanted was to try and live the life that was spontaneously welling up within me. Why was that so very difficult? Demian
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