Absurdity is the one thing love can't stand; it can overlook anything else, -- coldness, or weakness, or viciousness, -- but just be ridiculous and that's the end of it!

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

Sensible people get the greater part of their own dying done during their own lifetime

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

Men are not allowed to think freely about chemistry and biology: why should they be allowed to think freely about political philosophy?

One is and remains a slave as long as one is not cured of hoping.

The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo, and I think they actually have tried to rid some of the extreme versions of abuse that we have read about.

Canada can be tough for urban music.

After six wonderful years playing Emily Prentiss, I have decided it's time for me to move on. As much as I will miss my Criminal Minds family, I am excited about the future and other opportunities.

Life is a process by which a few desperate longings morph into a thousand meaningless wants.

I did lots of Shakespeare and classics, and I just kind of became that person. I was a bit of a snob.

We may be the protagonists of tragedy, but we are also the heroes of our most beautiful and thrilling experiences.