Princes give rewards with their own hands, But death or punishment by the hands of other.

What a strange creature is a laughing fool, As if a man were created to no useBut only to show his teeth.

O that I were a man, or that I had powerTo execute my apprehended wishes!I would whip some with scorpions.

Take it for words. O woman’s poor revenge, Which dwells but in the tongue!

Through darkness diamonds spread their richest light.

As in this world there are degrees of evils, So in this world there are degrees of devils.

O me, this place is hell.

Condemn you me for that the duke did love me?So may you blame some fair and crystal river, For that some melancholic distracted manHath drowned himself in’t.

Lovers die inward that their flames conceal.

A primary requirement in every enterprise in habit-formation is self-confidence.

When I trust someone I do it without doubt or fear or reservation. And then I work on a Plan B.

Why do I write?To be somewhere elseTo get free of ourselvesTo stopTo stop being anything or anywhere at allTo disappear

By 2016, the people who had looked to [Barack] Obama for change were looking somewhere else.

I miss theater. I miss living the arc of the character, from curtain to curtain, and I miss the immediate audience response.

What is the distinguishing mark of an aristocrat?' she asked him suddenly.'Reverence,' he replied.

There is nothing worse than bad drunk acting.

Holy Angels, our advocates, our brothers, our counselors, our defenders, our enlighteners, our friends, our guides, our helpers, our intercessors - Pray for us.

I love the Kinks, but I like all sorts of music. If I stay at home at night and play records, I just go through the whole spectrum, really. I just love music.

it is forbidden to love where we are not loved