The affections are immortal! They are the sympathies which unite the ceaseless generations.

How many of us have been attracted to reason; first learned to think, to draw conclusions, to extract a moral from the follies of life, by some dazzling aphorism.

The conscience is the most flexible material in the world. Today you cannot stretch it over a mole hill; while tomorrow it can hide a mountain.

He who writes prose builds his temple to Fame in rubble; he who writes verses builds it in granite.

Genius is but fine observation strengthened by fixity of purpose.

Men are valued, not for what they are, but for what they seem to be.

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh. Take in the ideas of the day, drain off those of yesterday.

A good cigar is as great a comfort to a man as a good cry to a woman.

Punctuality is the stern virtue of men of business, and the graceful courtesy of princes.

Love has no thought of self! Love buys not with the ruthless usurer's gold The loathsome prostitution of a hand Without a heart! Love sacrifices all things To bless the thing it loves!

A fresh mind keeps the body fresh.

I loathe my childhood and all that remains of it.Jean-Paul Sartre, Words

But still, " Ayumi said, "it seems to me that this world has a serious shortage of both logic and kindness.""You may be right, " Aomame said, "But it's too late to trade it in for another one.

If you're a sports fan you realize that when you meet somebody, like a girlfriend, they kind of have to root for your team. They don't have a choice.

We expert teachers know that motivation and emotional impact are what matter.

You crush me with the things you do, I do for anything too...each moment the more I love you.

Tears are another river that takes us home. We become alive with tears. There isn't a chance to return to sleep when we are weeping.

The Boomers have modeled a set of bad habits, and one grand gesture is not going to unwind all those bad habits.

Right as an aspen lefe she gan to quake.

In 1958, I came to Chicago where I have remained.

Theater is the most enriching and thrilling thing to do as an actor.