The eye always fills in the imperfections.

I wonder whether there is such a thing as a sense of individuality. Is it all a facade, covering a deep need to belong? Are we simply pack animals desperately trying to pretend we are not?

I believe one has to escape oneself to discover oneself.

What is the purpose of a city if not to grant the greatest of gifts, anonymity?

Passion was the antithesis of morality.

I realised when it came to men, I did not pick the beautiful or the correct. I picked the wrong one.

If you share your happiness with profound love, it will grow by leaps and bounds.

I want to sleep in the ovenbecause I just burn in the bed.

My heart no longer felt as if it belonged to me. It now felt as it had been stolen, torn from my chest by someone who wanted no part of it.

Everyone has his faults which he continually repeats neither fear nor shame can cure them.

The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.

A just security to property is not afforded by that government, under which unequal taxes oppress one species of property and reward another species.

Further, by acting decisively in Iraq, the United States has sent very strong signals to other nations that have been or could be terrorist sympathizers.

...part of the mind's job was to cast doubt on what the heart knew to be true, and the heart, because it had no words, often lost the argument

May the moments of today become fond memories for tomorrow. Happy Birthday

The great man is to be the servant of mankind, not they of him.