Lovers of words have no place where honest work must be done.

There are no accidents in this world, that no living being is seduced into an entanglement that he did not invite with his innermost desires. Would you agree with my estimation?

I am more human than rational.

I'm afraid that the gift of visiting the past is all that we have. We can revisit it, but only as it happened.

I am telling you that the child will not out live the buildings. Do you understand that wheras women may touch the immortal by giving birth, men--great men-- must build monuments and seek fame?

All the elements of greater emotional awareness can weave together to ensure you make a more positive impact.

I squared my shoulders, trying to ignore the fact that I was standing in the apartment of the sea witch, wearing a fairy-tale prom gown, waiting for the attack of the mermaids.

Unrest of spirit is a mark of life.

Blue. My God! I'm so blue that if I were a dog, I'd sit on my haunches and howl and howl and howl...

Being a Dodgers fan led to my first Air Force court-martial, but that's another story.

I cannot find any great difference, on the basis of natural reason and equity only, between feeding on human flesh and feeding on animal flesh, except custom and practice.

Iced champagne was served, and the feel of the cold wine in her mouth gave Emma a shiver that ran over her from head to toe.

I do not want to live at the cost of the life even of a snake. I should let him bite me to death rather than kill him.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.