I don't dislike babies, though I think very young ones rather disgusting.

We will not have failure - only success and new learning.

Were women to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.

The important thing is not what they think of me, but what I think of them.

Give my people plenty of beer, good beer, and cheap beer, and you will have no revolution among them.

Nothing will turn a man's home into a castle more quickly and effectively than a dachshund.

We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. They do not exist.

Just close your eyes—and think of England.

Beware of artists, they mix with all classes of society and are therefore most dangerous.

I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.

Unforgiveness denies the victim the possibility of parole and leaves them stuck in the prison of what was, incarcerating them in their trauma and relinquishing the chance to escape beyond the pain.

Scare you?" he asked from where he walked beside her."No." Yes. Like he didn't know. "I hate that silent speed thing. Worst vampire ability ever.

Ah, what shall I be at fifty, should nature keep me alive, if I find the world so bitter when I am but twenty-five?

One cannot simply decide to write apolitical poetry, in the way one decides to drink lemonade instead of tea, it's far more subliminal than that.

We in Europe have great capacities.

When she cries, it is quiet, tearless, almost completely imperceptible: one more unheard prayer.

What do babies dream of? She must be dreaming of the before-life, just as I dream of the afterlife.

Being a good embalmer is a thankless job.

If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.

Regardless of how large, your vision is too small.