Make the iron hot by striking it.

You have sat too long for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go!

He who stops being better stops being good.

Catholicism is more than a religion, it is a political power. Therefore I'm led to believe there will be no peace in Ireland until the Catholic Church is crushed

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will.

I have learned that if you fear God, you have no one else to fear.

I desire not to keep my place in this government an hour longer than I may preserve England in its just rights, and may protect the people of God in such a just liberty of their consciences.

Work hard, trust in God, and keep your bowels open.

I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.

A man never rises higher than when he does not know whither his path can still lead him.

Keep your faith in God, but keep your powder dry.

The calla lilies are in bloom again. Such a strange flower—suitable to any occasion. I carried them on my wedding day, and now I place them here in memory of something that has died.

It's funny, how one can look back on a sorrow one thought one might well die of at the time, and know that one had not yet reckoned the tenth part of true grief.

Being married definitely took work. When we fought, I felt like I wanted to float away and drown, whereas before I knew I could walk away without any strings attached.

Healing is not a process, it is a choice. Nothing can heal your scars until you decide to.

The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.

It would have been a hard year if I'd spent it berating myself for not working on the book.

Let this be my final lesson. Everyone and everything has a time to die.

You just can't complain about being alive. It's self-indulgent to be unhappy. When asked how she has coped since husband's death.

The most important thing you learn at school is that learning only happens by being taught.

Happiness is present time, it has nothing to do with the future.