Legends are best left as legends and attempts to make them real are rarely successful

The book trade invented literary prizes to stimulate sales, not to reward merit.

Americans need bullshit the way koala bears need eucalyptus leaves. They've become totally addicted to it. They get so much of it back home that they can't survive without it.

By means of our myths and legends we maintain a sense of what we are worth and who we are. Without them we should undoubtedly go mad.

The Lords of Chaos are the enemies of Logic, the jugglers of Truth, the molders of Beauty

Because I had sought to challenge Destiny, Destiny had taken vengeance.

Destiny's Champion, Fate's fool. Eternity's Soldier, Time's Tool.

I think of myself as a bad writer with big ideas, but I'd rather be that than a big writer with bad ideas.

It is almost impossible to have a baseless snobbish opinion of the General Theory of Relativity.

Treasures are not won by care and forethought but by swift slaying and reckless attack.

The subtlest lie of all is the full truth.

In our springtime there is no better, there is no worse.Blossoming branches burgeon as the must.Some are long, some are short.'Stay upright.Stay with life.

…each found her greatest safety in silence…

Love is not a mere impulse, it must contain truth, which is law.

It is a poor sport that is not worth a candle.

Make sure your main characters are likeable. They can be flawed, but your readers need to be able to root for them.

Be generous, be humble, and be grateful when achieving your dreams.

'Cause if your love was all I had in this life, well that would be enough until the end of time. So rest your weary heart and relax your mind, 'Cause I'm gonna love you, girl, until the end of time.

I feel so lucky that I've been on shows that have been by and large critically acclaimed and that audiences like it.

I was raised Irish Catholic and went to Holy Names Academy, an all-girl's private Catholic school. I loved the nuns there and I love them to this day.

I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver.