It is the business of a comic poet to paint the vices and follies of human kind.

Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools: they have need of 'em: wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation, and let father Time shake his glass.

Fear comes from uncertainty. When we are absolutely certain, whether of our worth or worthlessness, we are almost impervious to fear.

Women are like tricks by sleight of hand, Which, to admire, we should not understand

Say what you will, 'tis better to be left than never to have been loved.

He who closes his ears to the views of others shows little confidence in the integrity of his own views.

'Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an University. But the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

Thou art a retailer of phrases, and dost deal in remnants of remnants.

Nothing but you can lay hold of my mind, and that can lay hold of nothing but you.

In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks well of me herself, nor suffers any body else to rail at me.

The sum of his life was a unique melody, hauntingly beautiful and powerful.

The love for justice that is in us is not only the best part of our being but it is also the most true to our nature.

If you have these two things - the willingness to change, and the acceptance of everything as it comes, you will have all you need to work with.

Cooking and baking are pleasures and I want everyone to be able to experience and share them.

It's really hard to take that step-not only do I believe in something, I believe in it enough that I'm willing to set my own life on fire and burn it to the ground.

The bow always strung ... will not do.

I also want to encourage anybody who was affected by Hurricane Corina to make sure their children are in school.

Honesty and vulnerability endear us to people; they don't endanger us in our relationship.

My indulgences are Skittles and rum raisin ice cream.

Our life is always deeper than we know, is always more divine than it seems, and hence we are able to survive degradations and despairs which otherwise must engulf us.