She looked so irresistibly beautiful as she said those brave words that no man alive could have steel his heart against her.

Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.

The evening advanced. The shadows lengthened. The waters of the lake grew pitchy black. The gliding of the ghostly swans became rare and more rare.

My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.

The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!

Let the music speak to us of tonight, in a happier language than our own.

We had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast.

Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

Your tears come easy, when you're young, and beginning the world. Your tears come easy, when you're old, and leaving it. I burst out crying.

Pedants, who have the least knowledge to be proud of, are impelled most by vanity.

Yes, we live, or we're given the chance to, at least, but sometimes living is hard and complicated because of fear.

I mean, there's times to rock and roll, and I love that too. But I think my first love is acoustic music.

I only wish that ordinary people had an unlimited capacity for doing harm then they might have an unlimited power for doing good.

It was five years since I'd won a race, so I was a bit bewildered.

As a peaceful warrior, I would choose when, where and how I would behave. With that commitment, I began to live the life of a warrior.

There are many meditation techniques, and it's important to find one that resonates with you.

Life! Don't talk to me about life!

When it is dark enough, men see the stars.

If children hear fine music from the day of their birth and learn to play it, they develop sensitivity, discipline and endurance. They get a beautiful heart.

A little learning is not a dangerous thing to one who does not mistake it for a great deal.