In the old times, women did not get their lives written, though I don't doubt many of them were much better worth writing than the men's.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.

No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak... I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.

Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

Creative people depend on the generosity and graces of strangers.

Ish #19 "If your diet soda has zero calories, zero sugar and zero fat, what the hell are you drinking?

You know, " he said, "under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my

To understand an issue or someone’s argument about anything, one needs to understand the very nature of the issue, which is thefoundational question concerning anything.

There's an appeal to the American sense of exceptionalism, that we're morally superior, as way to not be self-critical. I think that's a bit dangerous.

Part of my job being a leader and captain of the team is not just to play well and lead well but find a way to make everybody around me better.

Only kindness matters. We are God's hands.

You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, You're just nice. I'm not good, I'm not nice, I'm just right. I'm the witch. You're the world.

Well, label me very impressed and ship me to Carthak!