I care," he said in a trembling voice. "I care so much that I do not know how to tell you without it seeming inconsequential compared to how I feel. Even if I am distant at times and seem as if I do not want to be with you, it is only because this scares me, too.
A book may be compared to your neighbor; if it be good, it cannot last too long; if bad, you cannot get rid of it too early.
Public opinion is a weak tyrant compared with our own private opinion. what a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates, his fate.
I love firm hugs. Statues are so affectionate. Well, at least compared to my ex wife.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
What does the brain matter compared with the heart?
Your true value depends entirely on what you are compared with.
Kronos would be 10 times more powerful. His very presence would incinerate you. And once he achieves this he will empower the other Titans. They are weak, compared to what they soon will become, unless you can stop them, the world will fall, the gods will die, and I will never achieve a perfect score on this stupid machine.
No matter what happened yesterday it is insignificant when compared to what lies within the core of your being today.