One doesn't defend one's god: one's god is in himself a defense.

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.

Passion is the 'not-so-secret' ingredient to success. Passion drives hard work, persistence and creativity.

A society with lynch culture needs a big zoo, not for the animals definitely, but for the very people themselves!

When you could do anything, what you decide to do is important.

If love breaks more than a heart, maybe it's a sign and time to step out.

I try to not be too hard on myself regarding my diet. I've always been a workout-to-eat kind of a girl. I like to eat, to say the least.

Our rule was that we [with Kate DiCamillo] would write everything together, literally every word.

No man needs curing of his individual sickness; his universal malady is what he should look to.

The question we should be asking. Would I want to be sponsored by me?

You're better equipped for this world than I am," she said. "I'm always trying to change the world. You know how to live in it.

I love drawing what the character is feeling, in my comics, with no dialogue.