My sole wish is to frustrate as utterly as possible the post-mortem exploiter.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

Critical thinking is a necessary and vital skill".~R. Alan Woods [2012]

Of all the life skills available to us, communication is perhaps the most empowering.

Everything is beautiful, all that matters is to be able to interpret.

You cannot hide your true self forever.

the sleeper must awaken.

Fashion breaks my heart.

I think Europeans have enough tradition and respect for the experience and body of work of an actress that they don't sell out to the new ones

The problem with contemporary art is that no one bothers to do the research necessary to give people what they want.

Science fiction let me do both. It let me look into science and stick my nose in everywhere.

The path to guidance is one of love and compassion, not of force and coercion.