Choose only one master — Nature.

If a novel was a map of a country, a story was the bright silver pin that marked the crossroads.

You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there's killing and destruction on daily basis.

By improving yourself, the world is made better. Be not afraid of growing too slowly. Be afraid only of standing still.

I'd love to be a woman for one day of my life... God... I would be drunk with power.

It's hard to tell what people will do with the word and how they'll be circulating it but I think the storytellers and the stories themselves will always be there.

I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.

I am very honored for all the distinctions and accolades, but what I am most sensitive to is my clientele and the fact they are pleased with my food and my restaurants.

The body of the earth is of the nature of a fish... because it draws water as its breath instead of air.

I don't answer questions containing two or more unsupported assumptions.

So quiet...it's like...all the sounds in the world...have been stopped...only you scent...in the deepest part of my heart...echoing.