Safety and constancy were illusions granted only to those afraid enough not to peer beyond the walls.

Whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul, I shall recall the memory of warm, sunny, late summer afternoons like this one, and be comforted greatly.

I don't trust anybody that doesn't do good work. I don't give them any credibility. If they can't write, why should I believe anything they have to say?

Why should I deem myself to be a chisel, when I could be the artist?

The art and passion of reading well and deeply is waning, but [Jane] Austen still inspires people to become fanatical readers.

I'm a video game fan. I played them before I became an actress.

God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God.

Ive been doing Pride and Prejudice all summer, so suddenly the chance to be holed up with a bunch of marines is quite attractive, and probably a necessary dose of male energy.

I don't feel active, and that my public conscience is fully satisfied.

The sovereignty of God is that golden sceptre in his hand by which he will make all bow, either by his word or by his works, by his mercies or by his judgements.

The Secret of living is giving