At my age, I'm often asked if I'm frightened of death and my reply is always, I can't remember being frightened of birth.

If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.

The social sciences were for all those who had not yet decided what to do with their lives, and for all those whose premature frustrations led them into the sterile alleys of confrontation.

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

Monica Seles: I'd hate to be next door to her on her wedding night.

Flogging. The only solution to every problem. I warrant even the culprit himself doesn't know! It was just... his... turn!

I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine.

Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.

Beliefs are what divide people. Doubt unites them.

Terrorism is the war of the poor, and war is the terrorism of the rich.

If you're going to be a prisoner of your own mind, the least you can do is make sure it's well furnished.

All pain, pleasure and self-limitation either originate in theconscious mind or is accepted uncritically from an outside source.

A foolish son has no advantage over an orphan.

Everyday ... life confronts us with new problems to be solved which force us to adjust our old programs accordingly.

The South, to me, is fried chicken and catfish caviar --- that's grits --- and good-looking women.

It's never to late for a happy childhood.

From the first moment of life, men ought to begin learning to deserve to live.

If thou need money, get it in an honest way by keeping books, if thou wilt, but not by writing books.

I woke up one morning and realized that what I wanted to say to everyone - children, young people, adults - was: Read for your life.

Though there were moments of beauty, Mariam knew for the most part that life had been unkind to her.

Let [children] be able to do all things, and love to do only the good.