“The country would be far better if the population were half as interested in keeping their minds in as good condition as they tried to keep their bodies.”

“A good woman keeps her mind right and her body tight.”

“A whole population of strangers inhabited and shaped that little body, lived in that mind and controlled its wishes, dictated its thoughts...The name was an abstraction, a title arbitrarily given, like "France" or "England," to a collection, never long the same, of many individuals who were born, lived, and died within him, as the inhabitants of a country appear and disappear, but keep alive in their passage the identity of the nation to which they belong.”

“A concentrated mind and a sitting body make for better prayer than a kneeling body and a mind half asleep.”

“When you encounter unpleasantness from the human population, try to keep in mind that you will be able to dance on their graves long after they're dead. It's a cheering thought. - from The Guide for the Newly Undead.”

“Good or bad, it’s the little surprises that keep life interesting.”