"(The Mona Lisa), that really is the ugliest portrait I've seen, the only thing that supposedly makes it famous is the mystery behind it, Katherine admitted as she remembered her trips to the Louvre and how she shook her head at the poor tourists crowding around to see a jaundiced, eyebrow-less lady that reminded her of tight-lipped Washington on the dollar bill. Surely, they could have chosen a better portrait of the First President for their currency?"

"Upon the publication of Goethe's epic drama, the Faustian legend had reached an almost unapproachable zenith. Although many failed to appreciate, or indeed, to understand this magnum opus in its entirety, from this point onward his drama was the rule by which all other Faust adaptations were measured. Goethe had eclipsed the earlier legends and became the undisputed authority on the subject of Faust in the eyes of the new Romantic generation. To deviate from his path would be nothing short of blasphemy."

"That's it. Love makes us all strong."

"Isn't it strange how people are selective about the truth the want to see or hear?"

"The lofty mind of man can be imprisoned by the artifices of its own making."

"Now Leroux, what think youOf this twist to the story?"

"I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul."

"What is it about us lady authors and our fascination for the exclamation mark?"

"A man doesn't like to have his ego popped, especially when he prides himself on his sagacity, and then to be proved wrong by a man who claims he doesn't know anything."

"Pops added,"you know, they say if you don't vote, you get the government you deserve.""And if you do, you never get the results you expected," (Katherine) replied."

"There are some things you can't learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life... the only college where everyone is a permanent student."

"How terrible is the pain of the mind and heart when the freedom of mankind is suppressed!"

"If you want to find out if someone is a true bookworm or not, give them a thousand page novel and see what happens."

"A mask you ask? Optional I find!Masks lend appeal of a mysterious kind."

"Thought for the day: Twitter...140 character limit...must be a great tool for fortune cookie writers..."

"Let's always try to paint the truth ... our art must be made to mean something."

"Weirdism is definitely the cornerstone of many an artist's career."

"I know, not everyone will like what I write, but writing is not about trying to please everybody."

"It's a blessed thing to love and feel loved in return."

"Sometimes, the simple things are more fun and meaningful than all the banquets in the world ..."

"Democracy was supposed to champion freedom of speech, and yet the simple rules of table decorum could clamp down on the rights their forefathers had fought and died for."

"How often have the greatest thoughts and ideas come to light during conversations with the family over the evening dinner?"

"Stay away from the underground lake I implore,The Siren will see you are heard of no more."

"It's not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it's the most patriotic thing we can do."

"Insanity is never reasonable."

"The Scorpion?The Grasshopper?Which way will she go?"

"While art thrives on the blazing colours of scandal, literature blossoms on the dark soil of tragedy."

"There are many forms of tyrants, but there are none so terrible as those stifling their own people in the name of freedom."

"An artist should paint from the heart, and not always what people expect. Predictability often leads to the dullest work, in my opinion, and we have been bored stiff long enough I think."

"Monsieur, you must be mad!Box Five can never be hadFor money, love or the world ..."

"True evil needs no reason to exist, it simply is and feeds upon itself."

"I dispute the point that nuclear energy is 'clean' and 'cost-effective'. As I recall, when we first harnessed nuclear power it was to drop an atom bomb on a civilian population, not to save the environment. However, you must admit, the victors are never tried for war crimes."

"Tempted to type meaningless twaddle all the time on Twitter...with alliteration, no less!"

"If Erik existed and lived life in despair,We wish him to know we are here and we care."

"If there are damned souls in Hell, it is because men blind themselves."

"Far be it from a French man to interfere with love."

"Tolkien did admit that, 'As a guide, I had only my own feelings for what is appealing or moving.' In other words ~ he wrote about what interested him ~ and despite his protestation of including anything allegorical into his tale, Catholic history and mystic prophecy obviously received its fair share of attention ..."

"Has father from HeavenSent the Angel to me?"

"I'm all for fighting tyranny and oppression."

"Could mankind declare it was truly wise? Did man know everything on earth, or would he ever? Certainly not!"

"There was something melancholic about that symbol of their nation's promise of freedom, a bell with a chipped mouth and cleft body."

"Make your lives a masterpiece, you only get one canvas."

"I have been told the best things in life are free ~ I found them very expensive."

"The most beautiful moments always seemed to accelerate and slip beyond one's grasp just when you want to hold onto them for as long as possible."

"The vintage of history is forever repeating ~ same old vines, same old wines!"

"One piece of wisdom a writer quickly learns ~ typos keep you humble."

"Editors can be stupid at times. They just ignore that author's intention. I always try to read unabridged editions, so much is lost with cut versions of classic literature, even movies don't make sense when they are edited too much. I love the longueurs of a book even if they seem pointless because you can get a peek into the author's mind, a glimpse of their creative soul. I mean, how would people like it if editors came along and said to an artist, 'Whoops, you left just a tad too much space around that lily pad there, lets crop that a bit, shall we?'. Monet would be ripping his hair out."

"The gates of Hell are terrible to behold, are they not?"

"Faustus dared to confirm he had advanced beyond the level of a scarlet sinner - he was a conscious follower of the Prince of Darkness. The fact he could publicly project an Antichrist image with pride, having no fear of reprisal, and his seeming diabolical art of escaping all punishment when others who were considered heretics had burned at the stake for less, would certainly signal that an unnatural individual walked in their midst. It is true in many respects he assumed the role of the charlatan, yet how apropos, considering his willingness to follow his 'brother-in-law' known as the Father of Lies and deception."