I have consistently loved books that I've read when I've been sick in bed.

You're so calm and quiet, you never say. But there are things inside you. I see them sometimes, hiding in your eyes.

It's those little daily incidents of life that are dramatic, and if you put a frame around it , suddenly they become much bigger and much more important than you ever imagined.

It's a rare book that wins the battle against drooping eyelids.

I find that when I come out of the library I'm in what I call the library bliss of being totally taken away from the distractions of life.

He saw things in a way that others did not, so that a city I had lived in all my life seemed a different place, so that a woman became beautiful with the light on her face.

Don't write about what you know - write about what you're interested in. Don't write about yourself - you aren't as interesting as you think.

As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.

The sign of a masterpiece: A painting when there's a lack of resolution.

You know I don’t listen to market gossip,” she began, “but it is hard not to hear it when my daughter’s name is mentioned.

I had walked along that street all my life, but had never been so aware that my back was to my home

PALATABLE CRITICISM: In a performance review, don't offer more than three criticisms. That's all an employee can digest.

The crest and crowning of all good Life's final star is Brotherhood.

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.

So nevertheless, what I'm saying is that what one is - one's parameters are constantly narrowed by one's success, and my desire is to widen my field even if I risk failure.

For Poland, the United States is the most important ally.

If you're not first, you're last.

Without garlic I simply would not care to live.

Hope your new boots are fast Bella. One little jar isn't going to keep a hungry bear occupied for long." "I only have to be faster than you.

....the sea changes color, but the sea does not change.

South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.