Adjectives are the sugar of literature and adverbs the salt.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

If you fill your head with positive thoughts, there won't be any room left for negative ones.

She wanted to hold foreign syllables like mints on her tongue until they dissolved into fluency.

You are too blessed to be distracted by negative minds and things. Your destiny definitely needs you to be fully focused.

It's Unfair to be fairBecause Life is unfair

I'm not a stranger," I said, and pointed to his book. "I'm someone who reads the same authors you do.

Contrary to the foolish notion that syntax is immaterial, people optimize the way they express themselves, and so express themselves differently with different syntaxes.

I always like to make sequels. It's a nice business to be in.

One hour of compassionate deep listening can bring about transformation and healing.

Who has connections to Connecticut? That's where rich people go to live the rest of their life in the woods.

One has to discover everything for oneself. And get over it all alone.