I was born to be a remarkable woman it matters little in what way or how. ... I shall be famous or I will die.

To a woman who knows her own mind men can only be a minor consideration.

I was born to be a remarkable woman; it matters little in what way or how. ... I shall be famous or I will die.

Let us love dogs; let us love only dogs! Men and cats are unworthy creatures.

Nothing is ever so good or so bad in reality as it is in the anticipation.

I am the most interesting book of all.

To live, to have so much ambition, to suffer, to cry, to fight and, at the end, forgetfulness ... as if I had never existed.

Art just consists in making us swallow the commonplaces by charming us eternally.

What am I? Nothing. What would I be? Everything.

When I die my death will be caused by indignation at the stupidity of human nature.

Life, that is Paris! Paris, that is life!

To fulfil the insatiable desire of God is to fit in into his need

The worst sin towards our fellow creatures is not to hate them but to be indifferent to them that's the essence of inhumanity.

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar.

My favorite roles usually have to do with the story, if it's a good story I usually enjoy doing the character.

They can call or e-mail, too, but I'd rather see the bug.

Christ alone can save the world, but Christ cannot save the world alone.

Once more the liberal year laughs out O'er richer stores than gems or gold: Once more with harvest song and shout Is nature's boldest triumph told.

The Heavenly Father does not ask for golden vessels. He does not ask for silver vessels. God asks for yielded vessels.

Because she is my sister, and therefore one half of me.

If it was so honorable and glorious to be black, why was it the yellow-skinned people among us had so much prestige?