My dear fellow, you forget that we are in the native land of the hypocrite.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Spike (to Giles) : Oh, poor Watcher. Did your life pass before your eyes — 'Cuppa tea, cuppa tea... almost got shagged... cuppa tea'?

Love is my love, power, strength, wealth, and purpose.

Parenting is a giant responsibility forever, so we need to learn how to drop the guilt and go easy on ourselves when we mess up.

We all have different gifts, so we all have different ways of saying to the world who we are.

Giving is an act of generosity.Giving is sowing a seed.The seed will produce great harvest of fruits.

I can't just wear whatever when I go out because somebody might want to take a picture. People are, like, taking pictures of me in my car when I'm driving. It's crazy. I kind of hate it sometimes.

My comprehension of God comes from a deeply felt conviction of a superior intelligence that reveals itself in the knowable world.

When we fear things I think that we wish for them ... every fear hides a wish

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind.

Race remains a significant challenge in America.