Never speak of a man in his own presence. It is always indelicate and may be offensive .

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.

Someone who was just nice didn't remain on your mind an hour after they'd left.

You are the home I point to that lives in my chest.

Where you are today is the sum of every choice you've ever made. If you don't like where you are, start making different choices!

If I have any 'message' worth giving to a beginner it is that there are no short cuts in photography.

I'm not going to give the same energy. I am going to give more of myself. If everyone thinks like that, it's going to be something incredible.

Every time I think that I've pierced through the simulation, every time I feel like I've written something authentic, it feels like I then sort of lose my footing with it.

Often times, if a character is pretty straightforward, he or she is not as interesting to portray.

Must one dread what others dread?

Oh, the brave Music of a distant drum!

There's always stress involved in any genre or art form, there's always going to be a struggle. If there's no struggle, you wouldn't do anything. What are you going do? Retire?