Reason is, and ought only to be the slave of the passions, and can never pretend to any other office than to serve and obey them.

Any pride or haughtiness, is displeasing to us, merely because it shocks our own pride, and leads us by sympathy into comparison, which causes the disagreeable passion of humility.

Does it hurt?”He bent his head and lightly kissed her forehead. “Only when I laugh.”“I’ll try not to be funny.”“Epic fail, beautiful.

Autumn...the year's last, loveliest s

Take my assets - but leave me my organization and in five years I'll have it all back.

Never insult someone's OTP, if they kill you, it's your fault.

I was a compulsive eater in my late teens and until I wrote Diet for a Small Planet, so I know what it feels like when food becomes a threat.

You've got work to do. Don't put this off. And don't take the long view, here. You know? Life is today and tomorrow and - and if you're lucky, next week.

I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination.

The past doesn't determine your future unless you carry it with you into the present. Forgiving yourself and others, you free the universe to begin again at any moment.

With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread.

Which religion gives the greatest joy to God? That which inspires human beings to practice Ahimsa and compassion to all creatures.