In the sacred precinct of that dwelling where the despotic woman wields the sceptre of fierce neatness, one treads as if he carried his life in his hands.

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

We should not judge people by their peak of excellence; but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.

The Church is not a gallery for the exhibition of eminent Christians, but a school for the education of imperfect ones.

Some men are like pyramids, which are very broad where they touch the ground, but grow narrow as they reach the sky.

As for marigolds, poppies, hollyhocks, and valorous sunflowers, we shall never have a garden without them, both for their own sake, and for the sake of old-fashioned folks, who used to love them.

A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road.

The thistle is a prince. Let any man that has an eye for beauty take a view of the whole plant, and where will he see a more expressive grace and symmetry; and where is there a more kingly flower?

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

He is rich or poor according to what he is, not according to what he has.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

The drum to which we march reveals the conductor to whom we’re listening.

Life is an experience and this experience is to gain a life

I was a novelist before I was a TV screenwriter. Actually, as a kid, I think I'd always wanted to be a writer, but never thought that I would be one.

I used rebellion as a way to hide out. We use criticism as a fake participation.

The food in Yugoslavia is fine if you like pork tartare.

There is no telling how many wars it will take to secure freedom in the homeland.

If I was able to tell my story with the passion I felt, my lecture might help others find a path to fulfilling their own dreams.

You would not want me on your football team.

Yes I do like children ... Girl children...about eighteen or twenty.

Finish, good lady; the bright day is done, And we are for the Dark.