Men are generally idle, and ready to satisfy themselves, and intimidate the industry of others, by calling that impossible which is only difficult.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

How beautiful she is, Our Lady of compassion! How dear! How utterly unselfish! How filled with joy for Him - and us - in the depths of her own agony and desolation!

Don't take no as a full stop, treat it like a comma.

Being a father makes everything in the world make sense.

What concerns me fundamentaly is a meteoric burlesk melodrama, born of the immemorial adage love will find a way.

X-Men is massive, like nothing I've ever experienced. But great in its own way.

I love what I do and I love the fans.

For me, myth is the 'common' language of us all.

It is a sad day when one looks back and sees that his largest regrets have become some of the most integral elements of his dreams.

You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.

The love of fame is a love that even the wisest of men are reluctant to forgo.