"Individual misfortunes give rise to the general..." - Quote by Voltaire

“To hold a pen is to be at war.”

“Fame is a heavy burden.”

“Mortals are equal; their mask differs.”

“I did have a lot of lack, but I never experienced it. I grew up in the east side of Detroit, in an area where there was very little, except for a lot of scarcity, poverty and hunger. Even growing up in an orphanage, I never woke up saying, "I'm an orphan again today, isn't this terrible? Poor me."”

“I always like to look on the optimistic side of life.”

“In this day of wonders no one will say that a thing or an idea is worthless because it is new. To say it is impossible because it is difficult is again not in consonance with the spirit of the age. Things undreamt of are daily being seen, the impossible is ever becoming possible.”

“We are strong enough to bear the misfortunes of others.”

“Tis a cruelty to load a fallen man.”

“Among other causes of misfortune which your not being armed brings upon you, it makes you despised.”