A woman, especially if she have the misfortune of knowing anything, should conceal it as well as she can.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

If you want to change something by Tuesday, theater is no good. Journalism is what does that.But, if you want to just alter the chemistry of the moral matrix, then theater has a longer half-life.

Revenge! The stupidest motive on earth, just an attempt to change history.

The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.

Your silence will not protect you.

I like having that juxtaposition where you can have a very triumphant sounding song and then throw in all this crazy imagery. That's part of the fun of writing, you know?

You know, when you need drugs and you don't have a lot of money, what you'll do is you'll hang out with people who will give you drugs. Right?

I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.

The ability to create same day straight through processing of mutual fund trades is a matter of will.

I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.