In the motive lies the good or ill.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Just because something is a metaphor doesn't mean it can't be real.

Life is an ocean and waves are our paths.

Cheerfulness is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.

To me luxury is to be at home with my daughter, and the occasional massage doesn't hurt.

I let my personal feelings take care of themselves. I find that works better.

There is a certain type of white Southerner who respects certain Negro individuals.

In Mosca’s experience, a ‘long story’ was always a short story someone did not want to tell.

Your enemy shall ye seek; your war shall ye wage, and for the sake of your thoughts! And if your thoughts succumb, your uprightness shall still shout triumph thereby!

Art doesn't go to sleep in the bed made for it. It would sooner run away than say its own name: what it likes is to be incognito. Its best moments are when it forgets what its own name is.

I want people to think I'm sexy, but to know also that I've got an ordinary body and not feel intimidated.