A great deal of talent is lost to the world for want of a little courage.

Whatever you are by nature, keep to it; never desert your line of talent. Be what nature intended you for, and you will succeed.

If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee.

Life is to be fortified by many friendships. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness of existence.

Madam, I have been looking for a person who disliked gravy all my life; let us swear eternal friendship.

Thank God for tea! What would the world do without tea! How did it exist? I am glad I was not born before tea.

The thing about performance, even if it's only an illusion, is that it is a celebration of the fact that we do contain within ourselves infinite possibilities.

A man who wishes to make his way in life could do no better than go through the world with a boiling tea-kettle in his hand.

You find people ready enough to do the Samaritan, without the oil and twopence.

A comfortable house is a great source of happiness. It ranks immediately after health and a good conscience.

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style.

Who cares for Algebra?Who delights in solving math?I only want to live my lifeAlong the creative path.

Almost all absurdity of conduct arises in individual, when displayed ego and self portrayed images are not recognised by anyone.

Language has created the word 'loneliness' to express the pain of being alone and the word 'solitude' to express the glory of being alone.

Every scene, even the commonest, is wonderful, if only one can detach oneself, casting off all memory of use and custom and behold it, as it were, for the first time.

America has been killing people on this continent since it was started. This country is not worth dying for.

I am not someone who tends to advocate for increased government involvement in the private sector.

I hold that a writer who does not passionately believe in the perfectibility of man has no dedication nor any membership in literature.

It was as if Hannah had sprung a leak and her character, usually so meticulous and contained, was spilling all over the place.

In order to be an artist, one must be deeply rooted in the society.