Beauty crowds me till I die. Beauty, mercy have on me! Yet if I expire to-day Let it be in sight of thee!

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tunes without the words - and never stops at all.

I am out with lanterns, looking for myself.

We turn not older with years but newer every day.

I hope you love birds too. It is economical. It saves going to heaven.

If you take care of the small things, the big things take care of themselves. You can gain more control over your life by paying closer attention to the little things.

I must go in, the fog is rising.

A good roommate may be the single most important thing to have when one is away at school.

Bring me the sunset in a cup.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough.

When the day to day life is suppressing you, how could you put your moral values and will power to the realm of life?

All suffering is the consequence of a constant quest.

Anyone may have diamonds: an heirloom is an ornament of quite a different kind.

Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna

[People] earn extra money [in prison] selling contraband, dope, and things of that sort to the inmates, and so that really it's an exploiter.

Larousse Gastronomique is a veritable dictionary of cooking terms for the French kitchen. If a chef were allowed only one book, this would have to be it.

Of all the animals, man is the only one that is cruel. He is the only one that inflicts pain for the pleasure of doing it.

If you're taking performance-enhancing drugs and you get caught, in my mind, you should be banned for life.

There is nothing more productive of problems than a really good solution.

Like my mum, I sometimes buy things I shouldn't and fill my house with rubbish.