“ A man is fortunate if he encounters living examples of vice as well as of virtue to inspire him. Brendan Francis
“ At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self. Brendan Francis
“ Inspirations never go in for long engagements they demand immediate marriage to action. Brendan Francis
“ What a man enjoys about a woman's clothes are his fantasies of how she would look without them. Brendan Francis
“ Other people's interruptions of your work are relatively insignificant compared with the countless times you interrupt yourself. Brendan Francis
“ Many of our fears are tissuepaper-thin and a single courageous step would carry us clear through them. Brendan Francis
“ The prospect of success in achieving our most cherished dream is not without its terrors. Who is more deprived and alone than the man who has achieved his dream? Brendan Francis
“ If you have a talent, use it in every which way possible. Don’t hoard it. Don’t dole it out like a miser. Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke. Brendan Francis