But none of us wants to be average. That we are so is a melancholy fact borne in upon us in middle life, and we do not always relish it.

The cat is, above all things, a dramatist.

Dogs have owners, cats have staff.

A plate is distasteful to a cat, a newspaper still worse; they like to eat sticky pieces of meat sitting on a cushioned chair or a nice Persian rug.

He lives in the halflights in secret places, free and alone, this mysterious little great being whom his mistress calls, My cat.

All progress in knowledge takes place through the correction of that which has been received on authority.

Reason cannot remain a bare intellectual faculty; it must become a faculty of judgment dealing with the question of values.

The madness of an autumn prairie cold front coming through...ringing throughout the house was an alarm bell that no one but Alfred and Enid could hear directly.

While the bible is GOD because the word of GOD is GOD, please understand that GOD cannot be contained in the bible. To believe otherwise is to make an infinite GOD finite.

A salary does not make a person rich, but only gives him the opportunity to take care of hisneeds. It is not a means of becoming wealthy. It is a means of fulfilling our potential.

Jeremias, my soul mate, I will forever love you.

Technically a memoir, 'The Woman Warrior' becomes almost magical through its inclusion of folk tales, dreams, and revisions.

My first experience in the Netherlands was very pleasant, extremely pleasant. I mean, I got my residence permit, refugee status, within four weeks of arrival. People treated me extremely well.

Is it in the UK's interests to leave the EU? It depends on your values. The answer can't be read off of GDP statistics under various scenarios or some measures of global influence.

Have you realized that most of your unhappiness in life is due to the fact that you are listening to yourself instead of talking to yourself?

The science of the laws is the slow growth of time and experience.

I'm taking the indie filmmaker's approach to building my career and that approach is developing a relationship with the fans.