Talent wears well, genius wears itself out; talent drives a snug brougham in fact; genius, a sun-chariot in fancy.

The longest absence is less perilous to love than the terrible trials of incessant proximity.

An easy-going husband is the one indispensable comfort of life.

Emulation is active virtue; envy is brooding malice.

Scandals are like dandelion seeds--they are arrow-headed, and stick where they fall, and bring forth and multiply fourfold.

Petty laws breed great crimes.

Intensely selfish people are always very decided as to what they wish. They do not waste their energies in considering the good of others.

Could we see when and where we are to meet again, we would be more tender when we bid our friends goodbye.

Music is not a science any more than poetry is. It is a sublime instinct, like genius of all kinds.

I do not wish to be a coward like the father of mankind and throw the blame upon a woman.

Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.

I swear, my dear. Sometimes our conversations remind me of a broken sword."She raised an eyebrow."Sharp as hell, " Lightsong said, "but lacking a point.

Dont Abuse The Fact That Nobody Is Perfect For Your Over Imperfection.

It is good to collect things, but it is better to go on walks.

The earliest childhood memories are woven by shadows. And some of these shadows are woven from fire.

I really think I'd be better at, like, advanced napping techniques.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.

Hell hath no fury like a hustler with a literary agent.

In God's wildness lies the hope of the world.

They were real golfers, for real golf is a thing of the spirit, not of mere mechanical excellence of stroke.

Nothing can destroy a government more quickly than its failure to observe its own laws, or worse, its disregard of the charter of its own existence.