Joy could be as exhausting as grief.

Do good and throw it in the sea; if God doesn't see it, the fishes will.

Beauty is only bearable when you're happy.

emotion without discipline is as dangerous as a high-powered car without brakes.

Domesticity was meat and drink to Mouse, and she liked taking care of people. She had done it for so long that it had become a habit with her.

Time is the measure of that which changes.

You trust wholly or not at all. Trust was not divisible.

If you cannot fix the situation may be the situation is meant to fix youu

Badness is only spoiled goodness.

I am convinced that living in an enclave shapes the personality, and living alone shapes the personality too.

If you build a career on being a beautiful young woman, that's going to be a short career. I have to establish I can act. I don't want to have to visit the plastic surgeon every two years.

England have nothing to lose here, apart from this test match.

We cannot live pleasantly without living wisely and nobly and righteously.

I keep getting cast as this bad guy, and I don't know why.

The biggest thing I worry about is the unsubstantiated story. You have to tell the people what you know -- and acknowledge what you don't know.

I also think there's something about dance, music and the arts that transcends all other types of communication and expression.

If one must choose between rigour and meaning, I shall unhesitatingly choose the latter.