Death was the ultimate power and I his eager, willing apprentice.

Happiness is like the first blissful intoxication of morphine.It doesn't last very long.

All beauty must have its imperfections, all happiness its share of sorrow.

Killing is like riding, you see. One never really loses the knack.

And it's really very difficult to kill someone when all your inner instincts would oblige you to take off your hat first!

Great beauty is often perceived by human senses as pain.

Hell is not a place, it's a state of mind and body; hell is obsession with a voice, a face, a name.

I have often thought I would have been quite happy as a spider.Even a spider has the right to a mate.

I can make anything disappear, if I really want to.

In point of fact I was a perfectly devoted and dutiful little Catholic—until the day I learned that animals have no souls.

I had reached up and pulled the castle of dreams down around him.

Technology changes the medium. I grew up on watching a box in my living room that made my parents happy. After something is gone, the dust will settle and I'll see what's next.

You know, we've been married for 22 years ... and I have learned a long time ago that the only people who count in any marriage are the two that are in it.

The next time someone says "This sounds great, but I just don't have the TIME..." Look them straight in the eye, smile warmly, and ask, "Would you like to change that?"

There are a lot of women like me in the world, and we rarely get to see ourselves.

Surprising people is the key to career longevity for someone like me.

I fooled you. I fooled you. I got pig iron. I got pig iron. I got all pig iron.

Tyrannies not only want to control your mind and thoughts but your flesh as well.

To meditate is to be aware of what is going on - in our bodies, our feelings our minds, and in the world. When we settle into the present moment, we can see the beauties and wonders before our eyes.

The good thing about coming over to the UK is that I can get some rest.