An intelligent lady, a little too mature for recklessness, a little too young for caution.

Give me a strong back, over a soft heart.

And enigmatic smile is worth ten pages of dialog.

You are my country, Desdemona. ... My Egypt. My hot, harrowing desert and my cool, verdant Nile, infinitely lovely and unfathomable and sustaining.

No one ever fell in love gracefully.

Pain is the only reward for clinging to impossible dreams." (Harry Braxton)

Conscience is like a pet: If you spoil it by too much attention it'll start yipping at the most inopportune times.

Charm is getting people to say "yes" without ever having to ask them a question.

You can figure out what the villain fears by his choice of weapons.

Find out what people want to do, then tell them to do it. They'll think you're a genius.

The lower your decolletage, the less the need for conversation.

Are you always a smartass?'Nope. Sometimes I'm asleep.

Life is a sacred story.

How deeply seated in the human heart is the liking for gardens and gardening.

I feel like my grandparents and parents gave me a tremendous amount. And if I can pass some of that on, then I'll be very happy.

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea.

There are multitudes of persons whose idea of liberty is the right to do what they please, instead of the right of doing that which is lawful and best.

[I think] everybody should see a dermatologist.

The only thing that matters is the theater!

I'm not a super adventurous eater and I try to make myself try things.

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry.