[T]he progress of civilization corresponds with the spread of general nausea.

Skepticism is history's bedfellow.

A plain woman is one who, however beautiful, neglects to charm.

I think our lives are surely but the dreams Of spirits, dwelling in the distant spheres, Who as we die, do one by one awake.

Men hate to be misunderstood, and to be understood makes them furious.

I think our lives are surely but the dreamsOf spirits, dwelling in the distant spheres, Who as we die, do one by one awake.

There's an old rule of theater that goes, 'If there's a gun on the mantel in Act I, it must go off in Act III.' The reverse is also true.

Ignore folly

Live theater to me is much more free than the movies or television.

What he had yearned to embrace was not the flesh but a down spirit, a spark, the impalpable angel that inhabits the flesh.

Just another point of view, I'm just a reflection of you.

My parents are pretty cool people.

An oath that is not to bee made is not to be kept.

If you want the whole thing, the gods will give it to you. But you must be ready for it.

[After her election to the British Parliament and being welcomed to 'the most exclusive men's club in Europe':] It won't be exclusive long. When I came in, I left the door wide open!

Sometimes you think the whole world is falling, and it's only yourself that's leaning.