It is almost impossible to find those who admire us entirely lacking in taste.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

The hatred we bear our enemies injures their happiness less than our own.

Every generous illusion of youth leaves a wrinkle as it departs. Experience is the successive disenchanting of the things of life; it is reason enriched with the heart's spoils.

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.

Do you know a young and beautiful woman who is not ready to flirt-just a little?

Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots.

Many fortunes, like rivers, have a pure source, but grow muddy as they grow large.

you must be careful with kindness. It's usually mistaken for weakness by stupid people.

I do not agree with what you have to say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it.

When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.

Literary critics make natural detectives.

I think that people who want to change this planet have to seriously understand that as human beings we have to work to be good.

Growing up, I saw my dad do charity work for children with health issues. That had a profound effect on me.

I realized that my battle to survive this war would have to be fought inside of me.

Life was a pre-death experience.

Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful.

You can't build joy on a feeling of self-loathing.