It is particularly incumbent on those who never change their opinion, to be secure of judging properly at first.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Wine is bottled poetry

Forgiveness is not about forgetting, Mack. It is about letting go of another person's throat.

I'm the most famous person, problem is people don't know it yet…

I talked to my little brother, Jeb - I haven't told this to many people. But he's the governor of - I shouldn't call him my little brother - my brother, Jeb, the great Governor of Texas.

The poor man with industry is happier than the rich man in idleness.

First publication is a pure, carnal leap into that dark which one dreams is life.

Data that is loved tends to survive.

I kind of strive for being able to go home and having a totally separate life.

The culture we have does not make people feel good about themselves. And you have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn't work, don't buy it.

You say in life, mistakes are many. How come you never admit to any?