Life would be so wonderful if we only knew what to do with it.

I like the sea: we understand one another. It is always yearning, sighing for something it cannot have; and so am I.

There is no one who would have me - I can't cook.

Every one of us lives this life just once, if we are honest, to live once is enough.

Is there anything better than to be longing for something, when you know it is within reach?

Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.

I never said, 'I want to be alone.' I only said, 'I want to be let alone!' There is all the difference.

You don't have to be married to have a good friend as your partner for life.

If you are blessed, you are blessed, whether you are married or single.

I'm afraid of NOTHING except being bored!

There seems to be a law that governs all our actions so I never make plans.

Ah, my wee sprite." He released the lock of hair and leaned closer. "If learning to fly is your desire, then fly you shall.

Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved.

Philanthropists should find innovations that release the energies of people. Individuals don't want to be taken care of --they need to be given a chance to fulfill their own potential. (142)

Sometimes being given the elbow can turn out to be the best hand.

If you want total security go to prison. There you're fed clothed given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking ... is freedom.

Suicide is a crime of loneliness, and adulated people can be frighteningly alone. Intelligence does not help in these circumstances; brilliance is almost always profoundly isolating.

I'm hoping that word-of-mouth on the film - people seeing it and liking it - that that will drive more people to the theaters, because I haven't seen the billboards or the posters or anything.

After a child has arrived at the legal age for attending school,-whether he be the child of noble or of peasant,-the only two absolute grounds of exemption from attendance are sickness and death.

Fashion's been really good to me. It financed Patti Smith: Dream of Life.