Believe me, the gods spare the afflicted, and do not always oppress those who are unfortunate.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

If your business plan depends on suddenly being "discovered" by some big shot, your plan will probably fail. Nobody suddenly discovers anything. Things are made slowly and in pain.

Thus far the mighty mystery of motherhood is this: How is it that doing it all feels like nothing is ever getting done.

My success was due to good luck, hard work, and support and advice from friends and mentors. But most importantly, it depended on me to keep trying after I had failed.

God, grant us our desires, and grant them quickly.

Some people use the sexual energy particularly during intercourse to take personal power from each other.

The grief in her green eyes slips then hardens and, for an instant, Pendleton sees the woman she has become and has no right being, not at sixteen.

The phone company handles 84 billion calls a year-everything from kings, queens, and presidents to the scum of the earth.

Murder offers the promise of vast relief. It is never unsexual.

I have not tried to reproduce nature; I have represented it.

As a photographer you enlarge or emphasize a certain moment, making it another reality.