The fountain of contentment must spring up in the mind.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

Women are complicated and messy and we are certainly not perfect, but we are funny and challenging and kind, and I wouldn't change a thing

I've always been told my presence brightened up any room. One might think that went doubly for dank underground cell." (Jace)

A broken heart doesn't need repaired. Because maybe one of your pieces fits perfectly with someone else's heart.

A play should give you something to think about. When I see a play and understand it the first time then I know it can't be much good.

Habit if not resisted soon becomes necessity.

I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.

Where there is love, there is bound to be heartache.

I know I don't want to take the Lord's name in vain, and I don't want to drop any F-bombs.

My legacy would be that you don't have to give up anything. You can be chic but have a sense of humor, you can be sexy but comfortable, you can be timeless but fresh.

Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone