Probably no strychnine has sent as many husbands into their graves as mealtime scolding has, and nothing has driven more men into the arms of other women as the sound of a shrill whine at table.

Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

I love the power women have. I think women rule the world because they rule men. Manipulating men - that's our job. That's what we're on the planet for.

Sometimes you can only find Heaven by slowly backing away from Hell.

If my life wasn't funny it would just be true, and that is unacceptable.

No motive is pure. No one is good or bad-but a hearty mix of both. And sometimes life actually gives to you by taking away.

My heart's in the right place. I know, 'cuz I hid it there.

Bipolar disorder can be a great teacher. It's a challenge, but it can set you up to be able to do almost anything else in your life.

I am mentally ill. I can say that. I am not ashamed of that. I survived that, I'm still surviving it, but bring it on. Better me than you.

There is no point at which you can say, "Well, I'm successful now. I might as well take a nap."

How brave a ladybug must be! Each drop of rain is big as she. Can you imagine what you'd do, If raindrops fell as big as you?

But then, people usually do miss what's right in front of them.

Growing age can kill the beauty, not the style.

It’s despicable of an author to kill his main personage solely for stirring imagination of indifferent or mean minds.

It is a mistake for a sculptor or a painter to speak or write very often about his job. It releases tension needed for his work.

Over the past two decades, we have clearly seen an erosion of ethical values.

I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.

All big things are made up of trifles. My entire life has been built on trifles.

When I first met him [David Beckham] I didn't know whether to shake his hand or lick his face.

Education is being redefined at the demand of the uneducated to suit the ideas of the uneducated. The student now goes to college to proclaim, rather than to learn.