It's money that brings trouble. It always has and it always will.

The world doesn't come to the clever folks, it comes to the stubborn, obstinate, one-idea-at-a-time people.

Peace is not a passive but an active condition, not a negation but an affirmation.

People that trust themselves a dozen miles from the city, in strange houses, with servants they don't know, needn't be surprised if they wake up some morning and find their throats cut.

Love is like the measles, all the worse when it comes late.

having considerable mind, changing it became almost as ponderous an operation as moving a barn, although not nearly so stable.

I had a vision ... of being found on the pavement by some passerby, with a small punctuation mark ending my sentence of life.

Every crucial experience can be regarded either as a setback, or the start of a wonderful new adventure, it depends on your perspective!

when knowledge comes in at the door, fear and superstition fly out of the window.

The mystery story is two stories in one: the story of what happened and the story of what appeared to happen.

Conflict is the very essence of life.

Passion is a catalyst for action and provides you with the emotional stamina to stick with it, regardless of the obstacles.

I'm quite old-fashioned. I like going out to dinner. You have the chance to talk to somebody and get to know them better.

The first inspiration I ever had was the cosmos, the planetary system.

Senator [George] Mitchell is a man of many talents and he's swift on his feet, but one would not think of him as 'dancing with the stars.' And we had this great rock 'n' roll fund raiser.

Jack Kerouac was cool because he had no idea he was.

I really appreciate my performing so much better, as I get older. I don't take it for granted anymore. I really relish it and love it.

Who are those people by whom you wish to be admired? Are they not these whom you are in the habit of saying that they are mad? What then? Do you wish to be admired by the mad?

Mystery and innocence are not akin.

I tried to avoid looking at the dress full on, lest it burn out my retinas with its glittering hideousness.

Today is today, and yesterday is gone. There is no doubt.