The supreme irony of life is that hardly anyone gets out of it alive.

Ridiculous," he said breathlessly. "You ought to give up detecting and try fantasy writing.

A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that "individuality" is the key to success.

May you live as long as you wish and love as long as you live.

By cultivating the beautiful we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers, as by doing good we cultivate those that belong to humanity.

Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.