But nothing is more insidious than the evolution of wishes from mere fancies, and of wants from mere wishes.

Time changes everything except something within us which is always surprised by change.

To dwellers in a wood, almost every species of tree has its voice as well as its feature.

The resolution to avoid an evil is seldom framed till the evil is so far advanced as to make avoidance impossible.

That aspects are within us; and who seems Most kingly is the King.

O, you have torn my life all to pieces... made me be what I prayed you in pity not to make me be again!

A woman would rather visit her own grave than the place where she has been young and beautiful after she is aged and ugly.

You have never loved me as I love you--never--never! Yours is not a passionate heart--your heart does not burn in a flame! You are, upon the whole, a sort of fay, or sprite-- not a woman!

Do not do an immoral thing for moral reasons.

The perfect woman, you see [is] a working-woman; not an idler; not a fine lady; but one who [uses] her hands and her head and her heart for the good of others.

Why is it that a woman can see from a distance what a man cannot see close?

Are we being good ancestors?

Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.

Bert's wallet is like an onion. Any time he opens it, he starts crying.

Ontogeny re-capitulates phylogeny.

Deeper meaning resides in the fairy tales told to me in my childhood than in the truth that is taught by life.

Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.

No mortal man, moreover is wise at all moments.

I hate click tracks. A lot of people I know like to use click tracks. Like my son is perfect on the click tracks. It makes me to edgy.

How can you defy fear? Fear is a human instinct, just like hunger. Whether you like it or not, you become hungry. Similarly with fear. But I have learned to train myself to live with this fear.

Don't wait for a more convenient day to discipline your mind!