It's the great mystery of human life that old grief passes gradually into quiet tender joy.

The best way to keep a prisoner from escaping is to make sure he never knows he's in prison.

Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.

If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man ... just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.

Learning to love is hard and we pay dearly for it. It takes hard work and a long apprenticeship, for it is not just for a moment that we must learn to love, but forever.

People speak sometimes about the "bestial" cruelty of man, but that is terribly unjust and offensive to beasts, no animal could ever be so cruel as a man, so artfully, so artistically cruel.

It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool's paradise.

Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.

I think the devil doesn't exist, but man has created him, he has created him in his own image and likeness.

Don’t be overwise; fling yourself straight into life, without deliberation; don’t be afraid - the flood will bear you to the bank and set you safe on your feet again.

The most offensive is not their lying - one can always forgive lying - lying is a delightful thing, for it leads to truth - what is offensive is that they lie and worship their own lying.

Make sure you speak out and loud enough to be heard.

Feminists who accept the claim made in The Book of Genesis, and, that God is a he, need to make their minds up.

Do not exchange the 24 hours for money. Give some time for your own accomplishments.

I just needed to realize that style was like personality - it didn't always have to be consistent

We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It's very materialistic. It's full of desire and luxury goods.

Personal privacy is a closely held American value.

I can't hit on women in public any more. I didn't decide this; it just doesn't feel right at my age.

Love is not something you plan, it just happens.

The ballet embodies the notes of music. And sometimes you almost feel like you can see the notes dance up there on the stage.

Maybe I don't believe things myself, as well. Truth is such a transient thing...