I wrote without much effort; for I was rich, and the rich are always respectable, whatever be their style of writing.

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.

Are you happy?

Seeds do not make a sound when growing, but can even reach the sky. Learn from them.

You don't choose what to believe. Belief chooses you.

Posts of honor are evermore posts of danger and of care.

she’s not as pretty as you,” I said “But she’s a simpler girl,” my mother whispered.

If you consciously send negative energy toward someone, then what you send is exactly what you will attract upon yourself in your own life.

Events become feelings, feelings become events

Big Government is erecting a panopticon state - one that sees everything, and regulates everything. It’s great “customer service,” except that you can never get out of the store.

Inventing is a skill that some people have and some people don't. But you can learn how to invent.