It is the way with half the truth amidst which we live, that it only haunts us and makes dull pulsations that are never born into sound.

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms.

Don't judge a book by its cover

A man's a man. But when you see a king, you see the work of many thousand men.

Only in the agony of parting do we look into the depths of love.

The beginning of compunction is the beginning of a new life.

The rich ate and drank freely, accepting gout and apoplexy as things that ran mysteriously in respectable families.

Plainness has its peculiar temptations and vices quite as much as beauty.

What makes life dreary is the want of a motive.

Don't you meddle with me, and I won't meddle with you.

May I kiss you then? On this miserable paper? I might as well open the window and kiss the night air.

Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other.

And when someone else speaks your name you feel pleased. You feel wanted. You feel there. Alive. Even if they're saying your name with dislike, at least you know you're you, that you exist.

He could smell her morality, the sweet rot of corruption

One of the rules of plays, I feel, is to never use an extra word if you don't have to.

To do nothing was disgraceful; therefore I made use of my understanding.

When you center life around yourself, not only do you miss out on God's best, but you rob other people of the joy and blessings that God wants to give them through you.

The charge is prepared; the lawyers are met; The judges all ranged (a terrible show!) I go, undismay'd. For death is a debt, A debt on demand. So take what I owe.

I'm in love with my job and money comes with that. I do what I can, and in life and in general, you're rewarded for hard work.

Don't be afraid to assert yourself, have confidence in your abilities and don't let the bastards get you down.