Ah, does my princess now want what I offer?

A fiery little cat you are, Caecelia. Like a lioness in heat, oh how you bloom.

Keep the guests company, and mind your asses! Stay out of the hall before my chamber!

I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.

Our ability to convert time determines how great we will become

Love, like addiction, removes all choices...

Life is the gift of being able to do something, so use it

The one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.

I think Angelina Jolie has done amazing, amazing things, and the international adoption rate just since her has skyrocketed. It's unbelievable.

Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change

The characters have their own lives and their own logic, and you have to act accordingly.

You know the puritan ethic that started out four centuries ago in this country, needless to say - at least for the moment - a thing of the past - from what I can tell.

Preparations are good in life, prologues ruinous.