Men tell us we are womanly when we love but once. Men! They have told us a lot of things to make life comfortable for themselves.

We are not here in this world to drift like seaweed. Whatever intelligence we have, it is our duty to drive to the utmost.

writing, like living, is lonely work.

how often I longed to lovingly administer release! ... to have the courage and the right, after the soul is fled, to stop the poor wretched machine, that exists only to suffer and cause suffering.

A horse to one who loves him is a cure for many ills.

It is a low thing to always want to be understood. Let my innocence take care of itself.

Simplicity and humility, not power or status, will bring you joy and happiness.

We were sent here just to be kind to each other.

I've decided I don't like books that end with 'The End'. The fact that there are no more pages, suggests to me that the book has ended.

Talk without truth is the hollow brass; talk without love is like the tinkling cymbal, and when it does not tinkle it jingles, and when it does not jingle, it jars.

If it is not an interesting picture when in focus, it is not going to be a better picture out of focus.

It's weird people think my kids will be in therapy because of their names. Guys, my kids will be therapy for LOTS of reasons, I'm sure.

Political science without biography is a form of taxidermy.

The reason I love the sea I cannot explain - it's physical. When you dive you begin to feel like an angel. It's a liberation of your weight.

If you’re not eating the right foods in the right amounts, all the exercise in the world won’t combat the caloric intake.

Differences in experience, points of view and opinions aren't what pulls us apart. It's what pulls us together.