I want nothing but death.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

The net of the sleeper catches fish.

I'm too shy for personal appearances, and I've found out that anytime I talk about my writing, I can't do any writing for many weeks afterward.

Failing doesn't have to mean not succeeding.

I think books are just a great ticket to get you outside of yourself. You can not be you for a second and live in the shoes of a character, which is a special thing.

For higher-level execs with greater public visibility, social networks need to become as good at filtering as they are at connecting.

You want to make your own decisions, but you ought to make those decisions with an eternal perspective.

The only thing in your control is effort. That's all, and that's everything.

I will write myself into well-being.

I thought, I'm going to die. And, thinking that, I was determined to live.

It's not important to know who you are. It's important to know what you do, and then to do it like hercules!