Just previous to the birth of my little son, my mind gave way and my child was born in the asylum for the insane at Stockton, Cal. My boy was buried there.

If it is a crime to love the South, its cause and its President, then I am a criminal. I would rather lie down in this prison and die than leave it owing allegiance to a government such as yours.

The secession of the Southern States, individually or in the aggregate, was the certain consequence of Mr. Lincoln's election.

I thank god that I can say on my death bed that I am a virtuous woman.

Politically I did not like Mr. Lincoln for in him I saw the destroyer.

A true woman always loves a real soldier.

I only wanted to help my people.

As long as it served his purpose, Mr. Lincoln boldly advocated the right of Secession.

What a jolly thing military surveillance is!

Fortune has played me a sad trick by letting me live on and on.

Intellectual labor is a common technique for the avoidance of thinking.

I have the feeling that in a balanced life one should die penniless. The trick is dismantling.

If the request is wrong, God says, No. If the timing is wrong, God says, Slow. If you are wrong, God says, Grow. But if the request is right, the timing is right and you are right, God says, Go!

I guess I really enjoy movies that have to do with human conditions and maybe based a little bit more in reality, so I think I would say romance.

European toilet paper is made from the same material that Americans use for roofing, which is why Europeans tend to remain standing throughout soccer matches.

The living is a species of the dead; and not a very attractive one.

My advice is flip a coin. If you regret the way it landed, then go with your gut.

I had done Shrek as a Canadian and I'm very proud to be Canadian, but I knew I could give more to it.

The business of the philosopher is well done if he succeeds in raising genuine doubt.

In quietness the soul expands.