An opinion may be controverted; a prejudice, never.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

Words are like eggs dropped from great heights

I have all these great genes, but they're recessive. That's the problem here.

What is the fatal charm of Italy? What do we find there that can be found nowhere else? I believe it is a certain permission to be human, which other places, other countries, lost long ago.

Most men call fretting a minor fault, a foible, and not a vice. There is no vice except drunkenness which can so utterly destroy the peace, the happiness of a hoe.

And God help them both, if it hadn’t been for Saxton, Qhuinn would have dropped the l-word right then and there, even though the timing was stupid.

I sometimes think humor and satire are more effective techniques for expressing social statements than direct comment.

There is something about that moment, when literature becomes accessible, and a door of the world opens.

Bayern Munich are probably the standout team on the planet.

I see BOLD accessories as a woman's armor.

Suppose you ask God for a miracle and God says yes, very well. How do you live the rest of your life?