Books should be tried by a judge and jury as though they were crimes.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

I never thought a little time and space would turn into miles and worlds apart

A love that requires constant attention is a doomed love.

The young feel tired at the end of an action The old at the beginning.

Education is hanging around until you've caught on.

We are about to make motherhood a crime. No civilized government in the history of mankind has ever done this.

When you start to engage with your creative processes, it shakes up all your impulses, and they all kind of inform one another.

Everything is true and not true about everything. That’s one thing I’ve learned.

The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals.

This tornado is in Oklahoma so clearly it has been ordered to only target conservatives.

The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the REVOLUTION, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.