Flattery is a lie covered in a bed of flowery words.

Wish it, believe it, and it will be so.

A photograph is a souvenir of life!

We are all bodies of water, guarding the mystery of our depths, but some of us have more to guard than others.

Instead of fearing what might happen if I failed, I should be excited about what could happen if I succeeded!

Happy people look young. You’re really afraid of getting older, aren’t you? You should only be afraid of getting less happy.

I taught myself the first year course while I was on the dole, then moved to London to do an MA at SOAS, which led straight into a PhD.

The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful. PROVERBS 12:22

The hardest memories are the pieces of what might have been.

Life doesn't take itself seriously for long. Joy leaves an imprint even in the hardest sorrow.

What do you call love, then?" Someone I can't live without.

If you relax your mind, it can begin working for you.

An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.

I wish to become a teacher of the Truth.

The Sixth Army, true to their oath and conscious of the lofty importance of their mission, have held their position to the last man and the last round for Führer and Fatherland unto the end.

There's a universe inside your head - a place of pictures and passions, of songs and sorrows. It's everything you are - and it's an utter mystery.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge. Learning is movement from moment to moment.

America was not built by conformists, but by mutineers.

Not the first half you might have expected, even though the score might suggest that it was

[Tony Richardson ] just liked me, knew I was going to be what he wanted [in The Hotel New Hampshire], and that was the end of it. It was unbelievable.

Typically, a book takes me about a year to write.