A father is always making his baby into a little woman. And when she is a woman he turns her back again.

I don't like people," said Velvet. "... I only like horses.

When a man goes through six years training to be a doctor he will never be the same. He knows too much.

One's palate is reborn every morning!

The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name.

Before you fall asleep everyday, say something positive to yourself.

One can lie, but truth is more interesting.

An only child is never twelve.

I am not a born writer, but I was born a writer.

As for death, one gets used to it, even if it is only other people is death you get used to.

I shall continue to explore-the astonishment of living.

Not only should we encourage kids to daydream, but also to jump-in and build those dreams. Dreaming is largely lost among adults drowning in self-imposed realities.

There is nowhere to arrive except the present moment.

A good painter is to paint two main things namely men and the working of man's mind.

Where two motives, neither of them perfectly justifiable, may be assigned, the worst has the chance of being preferred.

How you manage change can make all the difference.

They still believe in God, the family, angels, witches, goblins, logic, clarity, punctuation, and other obsolete stuff.

We don't always get what we deserve," she replied, patting James over his heart. "Sometimes we get more; sometimes we get less. At least we get something.

The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story.

I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is.

If your time is worth anything, travel by air. If not, you might just as well walk.