A great part of art consists in imitation. For the whole conduct of life is based on this: that what we admire in others we want to do ourselves.

Whilst we deliberate how to begin a thing, it grows too late to begin it.

We should not speak so that it is possible for the audience to understand us, but so that it is impossible for them to misunderstand us.

We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.

Write quickly and you will never write well; write well, and you will soon write quickly.

One should aim not at being possible to understand, but at being impossible to misunderstand.

While we are making up our minds as to when we shall begin. the opportunity is lost.

A mediocre speech supported by all the power of delivery will be more impressive than the best speech unaccompanied by such power.

Study depends on the goodwill of the student, a quality that cannot be secured by compulsion.

We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.

An evil-speaker differs from an evil-doer only in the want of opportunity.

Hopelessness has surprised me with patience.

Homeless people really upset me when I was little. A lot of kids have this reaction, but I would get really worried or sad or concerned or cry.

I think we dream so we don't have to be apart so long. If we're in each other's dreams, we can play together all night.

You cannot experience the fullness of your authentic self or life when you live to avoid hurt. You will never know the joy of love or the peaceful satisfaction of being loved if you hide from hurt.

People reveal themselves completely only when they are thrown out of the customary conditions of their life.

Saying 'Preach the Gospel Daily, use words if necessary' is like saying 'Feed the hungry, use food if necessary.'

The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you must break the shell.

Rick stared at him. "Your brother is an alien." "Yeah, but he's a cute one.

Everything in my life has been a stepping-stone to something else.

I don't want anyone reading my writing to think about style. I just want them to be in the story.