The anger of slow, mild, loving people has a lasting quality that mere bad-tempered folk cannot understand.

Truth is like heat or light; its vibrations are endless, and are endlessly felt.

Nobody who is somebody looks down on anybody.

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, do it.

One must desire something to be alive.

Self-sacrifice which denies common sense is not a virtue. It's a spiritual dissipation.

One must desire something to be alive; perhaps absolute satisfaction is only another name for Death.

I have heard that a man might be his own lawyer, but you can't be your own judge.

A pint can't hold a quart - if it holds a pint it is doing all that can be expected of it.

Nothing may be more selfish than remorse.

A letter is a risky thing; the writer gambles on the reader's frame of mind.

The geologic column is a bunch of balarky.

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.

All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.

Seventeen whiskeys. A record, I think.

You write fiction, you're writing memoir, and when you're writing memoir, you're writing fiction.

I'm not out burning bras, but I'm very opinionated about women owning their power.

I think that [Barack] Obama was elected because young people are starting to get interested in their country and I think that's a very healthy thing.

If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward.

The Hideout is here to help you get through today and tomorrow. Be brave. It's not your fault. Remember, the road will get smoother and there is always hope that tomorrow will be better.

Happiness isn't a one-size-fits-all proposition. You must define what it looks like for you and then make a conscious effort to access whatever gets you to your unique definition of joy.