Let there be no inscription upon my tomb; let no man write my epitaph: no man can write my epitaph.

I have much to say why my reputation should be rescued from the load of false accusation and calumny which has been heaped upon it.

Let no man write my epitaph. When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth, then, and not till then, let my epitaph be written.

Calumniators are those who have neither good hearts nor good understandings. We ought not to think ill of any one till we have palpable proof; and even then we should not expose them to others.

You cannot hope to sweep someone else away by the force of your writing until it has been done to you.

Wielding your words cavalierly can inadvertently lop off someone’s ego.

Are you following Christ's ambitions for your life or expecting Him to help you reach yours?

Leisure of itself gives pleasure and happiness and enjoyment of life, which are experienced, not by the busy man, but by those who have leisure.

The more I practise, the luckier I become

We are stardust, we are golden and we've got to get ourselves back to the garden.

I think you can tell when someone is being dishonest as an actor.

I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.

I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen.

My Tris should look pale and small--she is pale and small, after all--but instead the room is full of her.