Wayne Gerard Trotman

“People who repeatedly attack your confidence and self-esteem are quite aware of your potential, even if you are not.”

“Mightier than the sword, the pen may be; but the tongue is mightiest of all.”

“We don't really know anything. Those who accept this are more likely to learn something.”

“And the blind man said to the deaf man, "Do you see what I hear?”

“I feel the deepest, heartfelt pity for any adult who has never been in love.”

“The laws of men are not infallible.”

“Envy suggests inferiority.”

“Wretched are those preoccupied with insulting, belittling and discrediting others.”

“Envy yearns to find flaws.”

“Of what value is your life, unless you are willing to sacrifice it for those you love?”

“There are few things worse than mistaking an enemy for a friend.”

“A gift involves sacrifice. If you give away something that you no longer value or want, it cannot be a gift. It is simply a discarded item.”

“Bad people? What kind of bad people? Members of the Church of Satan? Insurance salesmen? People who don’t speak English?”

“Sometimes people with low self-esteem will try to punish you for caring about them.”

“Change. Adapt. Bend so as not to be broken. Let opportunity guide your actions.”

“So often, the discarded love of youth is desperately yearned for in maturity.”

“You’ve been smoking again, haven’t you? Your eyes look like road maps and you’re in full bastard mode.”

“Verily, a man should not cling to those who have passed, for he will likely neglect service to the living.”

“The future begins today.”

“The sad truth about bigotry is that most bigots either don't realize that they are bigots, or they convince themselves that their bigotry is perfectly justified.”

“Sometimes strange fiction, becomes grim reality.”

“Contentment comes from wanting what we need, not needing what we want.”

“It is impossible to be truly artistic without the risk of offending someone somewhere.”

“Instead of loving people and using money, people often love money and use people.”

“Helping people and putting smiles on their faces is a great, great thing. God only knows why more people don't do it more often.”

“Water - a thoroughly underrated drink.”

“Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall.”

“I don't like zombie movies, they're just plain silly.”

“It's quite sad that so many children go through life unsure whether their parents love them or not.”

“I've been told, by various people, that I think too much. This is incorrect! The truth is that I deliberately challenge people to think more than they would like to.”

“Often, what people don't say tell you more about the nature of their insecurities than what they do say.”

“Today, I attended a friend's birthday party dressed as a ninja. I soon discovered that ninjas are very misunderstood.”

“I appreciated art, long before I could produce it.”

“Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation.”

“For most people, art is only valuable if other people say it is; and artists are only worthwhile if they are either rich and famous, or dead.”

“You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations.”

“I've decided I don't like books that end with 'The End'. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me that the book has ended.”

“Thought is more dangerous than you think.”

“I have been so very, very fortunate in my life. I've met or been in contact with several of my childhood heroes. I've interacted with people all over this planet, and even though I couldn't possibly hope to remember all their names, I remember a photograph, a poem, a sound, a joke, kind words of encouragement. All is not lost.”

“It would not do to be Lord of a universe inhabited solely by serfs.”

“Growth of consciousness does not depend on the might of the intellect but on the conviction of the heart.”

“Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training.”

“May it be written. May it be done.”

“I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?”

“The voice of love calls to you, my son.”

“A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill.”

“My mother, my psychiatrist and an assortment of sedatives eventually convinced me I was delusional.”

“The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians.”

“Verily, a man without fear is either dead or happy to die.”

“Optimists are usually inexperienced.”