He who wants a rose must respect her thorn.

The true hypocrite is the one who ceases to perceive his deception, the one who lies with sincerity.

One does not discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.

Be faithful to that which exists within yourself.

I wished for nothing beyond her smile, and to walk with her thus, hand in hand, along a sun warmed, flower bordered path.

Know that joy is rarer, more difficult, and more beautiful than sadness. Once you make this all-important discovery, you must embrace joy as a moral obligation.

Only those things are beautiful which are inspired by madness and written by reason.

Fear of ridicule begets the worst cowardice.

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what he says, but to go off with him and travel in his company.

I do not love men: I love what devours them.

God depends on us. It is through us that God is achieved.

My roses are my jewels, the sun and moon my clocks, fruit and water my food and drink.

Music dispels misery.

Yeah 'ear 'ear, " said George, with half a glance at Fred, the corner of whose mouth twitched.

The human heart is not unchanging (nay, changes almost out of recognition in the twinkling of an eye).

Middle class America is acutely aware of how bad this economy is, and it is going to demand changes. I don't think politicians can afford to be complacent.

It is neglect of the Bible which makes so many a prey to the first false teacher whom they hear.

Vidal Sassoon was the most famous hairstylist in the history of the world.

I think for most guys, when we grow up we're trying to establish what being a man means to us and so I think it's pretty helpful and beneficial when there's a role model in the house.

People don't come to Asheville very often, and they don't know I'm there. I enjoy it. I like it.

If you tell a novelist, 'Life's not like that', he has to do something about it. The poet simply replies, 'No, but I am.'