His silent, stony face was only inches away now. He was so near, so terribly near – and then he moved to close the last bit of distance.

Knowledge is power is time is money.

I would prefer a sword to fight duel, but a pen to plan a war.

A man.A really manly man with a lot of mannishness in his manliness.

Chains of gold are still chains.

Marriage is supposed to be a union between two equals who love and support each other, not a master-slave relationship in which the man commands a docile woman.

Ships are my arrows, the sea my bow, the world my target.

Then don't you dare tell me my dreams are insane! Because my dreams are what I live for!

Life is not about living the safer option. Life is about living a life worth living.

His lips reached mine and enveloped them, soft as velvet and yet unyielding.

Only stupid men would want stupid wives!

Hatred may keep a body warm, but it takes a lot to keep the fire stoked, so unless a person is extraordinary in some way, some people are not worth hating, just like they’re not worth loving.

I am very much in favor of women's rights, being a woman myself, and I support intelligent, successful, independent working women.

Lord, give me the heart of a child, and the awesome courage to live it out as an adult.

Uncertainty is a sign of humility, and humility is just the ability or the willingness to learn.

With dogs, you don't need gurus. Dogs are forever in the moment. They are always a tidal wave of feelings, and every feeling is some variant of love.

There is no worse sound in the world than someone who cannot play the violin but insists on doing so anyway.

When asked what learning was the most necessary, he said, “Not to unlearn what you have learned!”

If I had my life to live over I would die fighting rather than be a slave again. I want no man's yoke on my shoulders no more.

A smart entrepreneur knows they cannot run a business on their own. They know that business is a team sport.

In the time of the sacred sites and the crashing of ecosystems and worlds, it may be worth not making a commodity out of all that is revered.