Maybe it’s that I find it hard to forgive the follies and vices of others, or their offenses against me. My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

The fastest way to destroy a culture is to make it multicultural.

For people with patience, time with a dog is a little slice of heaven.

The scenes in 'The Virgin Suicides' where Elle Fanning is ice skating are really amazing.

Without trust, the most essential element of innovation - conflict - becomes impossible.

I always start a painting with the sky.

You shape your own destiny.

I've had a few gigs where things have got out of hand and there has been a huge crush with my fans. They are important and I don't want them being hurt. They are a mad crowd.

And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit.

I'm thinking of taking a window cleaner's job to fill the spare hour in the evening.

The mainstream press and television do a very soft job of covering the press, either as corporate entities or as news organizations.