Robert E. Lee

Do your duty in all things, like the old Puritan. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

In all my perplexities and distresses, the Bible has never failed to give me light and strength.

Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one; the man who requires you to do so is dearly purchased at a sacrifice.

The cruel ambush of 9/11 supposedly 'changed everything,' slapping us back to reality. Yet we are constantly shocked, shocked by the foreseeable.

I'm quite content to spend my life helping young people find themselves. I've had my fill of politics.

I love the character of Jaime Lannister. He's just so complex - a character that we love to hate - but it's a lot more complex than hatred. It starts off, and he seems so arrogant and so smug.