“What Is, is, what Was, was, but what is To Be, may be otherwise.”

“Things are not what they appear to be: nor are they otherwise.”

“Every man must be taken to be cognizant of the law, otherwise there is no saying to what extent the excuse of ignorance may not be Law carried. It would be urged in almost every case.”

“Islands are metaphors of the heart, no matter what poet says otherwise.”

“Become major, Paul. Live like a hero. That's what the classics teach us. Be a main character. Otherwise what is life for?”

“I am what I am and cannot be otherwise because of the shadows.”

“Of course I'm ambitious. What's wrong with that? Otherwise you sleep all day.”

“Play is always voluntary. What might otherwise be play is work if it's forced. This is axiomatic.”

“We know all their gods; they ignore ours. What they call our sins are our gods, and what they call their gods, we name otherwise.”

“And what is happiness, Nathan? In my experience, it's only a moment's pause here and there on what is otherwise a long and difficult road. No one can be happy all the time.”