Take an eye for an eye, turn your heart into stone, this all I have lived for, this all I have known.

It is not enough to be happy, one must be content.

It is only barbarous nations who have a sudden growth after a victory

Un sceptique qui adhère à un croyant cela est simple comme la loi des couleurs complémentaires.Ce qui nous manque nous attire.

You are never fully dressed until you put on a smile!

They say blood is thicker than water, but I say ice, can be more solid than blood, when times get cold.

I wish everybody finds the serenity that good, strong faith brings.

One thing that has gone away from civil discussion in America is this idea that our neighbors are not out to ruin the world. We need to come at it from a civil place.

Literature makes history come to life. It is maybe the most accurate depiction of history, especially literature that was written in the time period depicted in the story.

There is something in us that loves certain disasters and the fever of this moment and surrendering to that.

Feeling good about yourself and your life is very important. I'm a happy woman, happy with my husband, my daughters, my grandchildren. We all get along quite well, and that keeps me centered.

Illness is the opposite of freedom. It makes everything impossible.

It is very rare that you meet with obstacles in this world, which the humblest man has not faculties to surmount.

People who look for easy money invariable pay for the privilege of proving conclusively that it cannot be found on this earth.

What must it be like, I wonder, to live in a world where food appears at the press of a button?