"There are those who suffer and grow strong; there are those who suffer and grow weak. This mystery of pain is still for me the saddest of earth's disabilities."

“Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers. It tells people to go out and stick their noses in other people's business.”

Source : Jesse Ventura, Dick Russell (2013). “DemoCRIPS and ReBLOODlicans: No More Gangs in Government”, p.209, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

“My concentration and focus level tends to go down sometimes when I'm in a bad mood.”

“There are writers who go their whole lives and never hit that No. 1 spot.”

“It's a thing of violence, to whom death would be a merciful release.”

“The man was running away with the rest, and selling his papers for a shilling each as he ran—a grotesque mingling of profit and panic.”

“How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.”

“From the very second that two people sat together around a fire in the forest, there was another human out there who felt better in the dark.”

Source : Andrew Vachss (2001). “Flood”, p.352, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

“...the first step in the revolution by the working class, is to raise the proletariat to the position of ruling class, to win the battle for democracy.”