If this was love, love had been overrated.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

Woman wants control, man self-control .

Charlie tried to focus on what she was saying, but his head felt packed with gauze. Like no one could reach him in here, where it hurt.

Ben Schwartzwalder was a decent guy, but he was from another era. He was like a Marine, with a real army attitude. He thought there was only one way to play football, and that was the rough way.

For the record, I believe in God, but I do not believe in religion, period.

A sensible woman should be guided by her head when taking a husband, and by her heart when taking a lover.

Back then it was a different culture. It was very loose. I was young. I was stupid.

I would rather be right and die than be wrong and kill.

I don't watch a lot of the games on Sunday. But I always kept an eye on the 49ers.

Our relationship to the environment matters, our relationship to animals matters, and our relationship to culture matters.

Run often. Run long. But never outrun your joy of running.