I must just think aloud, so as not to keep the public waiting.

He who knows not and knows not he knows not: he is a fool -- shun him. He who knows not and knows he knows not: he is simple -- teach him.

I have no leisure to think of style or of polish, or to select the best language, the best English - no time to shine as an authoress. I must just think aloud, so as not to keep the public waiting.

I saw the desert, it grew upon me. There are times, when I have sorrows, that I hunger and thirst for it.

People of delicate health, selfish dispositions, and coarse minds, can always bear the sufferings of others placidly.

all the salt of Turkish life consists of politics and official intrigue.

Without any cant, does not Providence provide wonderfully for us?

My parents armed me with an amazing sense of humor, and it's what you need when, well, it's what anyone needs in this world.

We never get to love by hate, least of all by self-hatred.

A well-cultivated mind is, so to speak, made up of all the minds of preceding ages; it is only one single mind which has been educated during all this time.

it is through the ghost [writer] that the great gift of knowledge which the inarticulate have for the world can be made available.

Personality, too, is destiny.

I can bake. I made myself some nice French fries once. But otherwise I just eat out. Lots of salad bars.

No doves come from ravens’ eggs

White people are potential humans - they haven't evolved yet.

As an American, no one expected Donald Trump to ever be a serious candidate for President. I don't think he even expected to be a serious candidate. He wanted the free media he would get.

I suppose everyone tells little white lies. Quite often they're necessary to make someone feel better or prevent feelings from being hurt. Whoppers? No, that's dangerous and they'll boomerang.