I should never have dreamed of purpose, I am coming to the conclusion that privacy, the small individual lives of men, are preferable to all this inflated macrocosmic activity.

‎No people whose word for 'yesterday' is the same as their word for 'tomorrow' can be said to have a firm grip on the time.

Tai tapped his left nostril. 'You know what this is, Nakkoo? It's the place where the outside world meets the world inside you.

It has been observed that all Americans need a frontier: pain was hers, and she was determined to push it out.

Parents are impelled by the profit motive - nothing more, nothing less. For their attentions, they expected, from me, the immense dividend of greatness.

The world is full of love stories, and all lovers are in a sense the avatars of their predecessors.

She has vivid pictures of Hell. It is as hot as Rajputana in June and everyone is made to learn seven foreign languages . . .

The Diary of a Young Girl - This book fills you with sadness. I like this book

I think success right now is not about how famous you are or how much you're getting paid, but it's more about if you're steadily working and you're happy with what you're doing.

I would rather be dead than not read

To John Cena after the fans kept throwing his shirt back in the ring : They didn't throw my shirt back.

I think that Michael [Gove] felt things had changed.

There is nothing perhaps more adverse to nature and reason than to hold in obedience remote countries and foreign nations, in opposition to their inclination and interest.

Well, you've got certain obstacles that get in your way throughout your career, but you have to be a strong individual.

That's because you loved me. You just didn't know it yet." "You didn't know it either. You were just as blind as me.

Leaving my family behind was very scary. I had to grow up quick. But being so young and paying in this league [the WNBA], I'm glad I did it because it's been the best experience in my life.

I can be a bit grumpy. Im full of angst, and hormones.