I knew nothing but shadows and I thought them to be real.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

He uses our past to positively affect our present and secure our future.

Where did it all begin? These are simple questions, but just as the humid summer air that can be felt but not touched, the answers are elusive.

Let's all commit ourselves to the basic civility of minding our own business. Failing that, let's go back to a time when we were nasty and judgmental, but only behind one another's backs.

The transfiguration was a physical illustration of what the renewed mind looks like in the spiritual.

It's hard to sleep at night because I'm still wondering where my mother is.

According to me, your life is going to be a gradual process of becoming kinder and more loving. Hurry up. Speed it along. Start right now.

Not everyone likes all our flavors, but each flavor is someone's favorite.

I have a lot of memories of Falls Church. I went to grade school in Madison Elementary School.

Family is essential because we all yearn to feel like we belong to something greater than ourselves.

Much shedding of blood, many great actions, and triumphs, toil and perseverance are the end of all things human.