The great chastisement of a knave is not to be known, but to know himself.

True courage is like a kite; a contrary wind raises it higher.

An angry woman is vindictive beyond measure, and hesitates at nothing in her bitterness.

Every generous illusion of youth leaves a wrinkle as it departs. Experience is the successive disenchanting of the things of life; it is reason enriched with the heart's spoils.

Happiness is where we find it, but rarely where we seek it.

Envy, like flame, blackens that which is above it, and which it cannot reach.

It requires less character to discover the faults of others, than to tolerate them.

Do you know a young and beautiful woman who is not ready to flirt-just a little?

Loud indignation against vice often stands for virtue in the eyes of bigots.

Many fortunes, like rivers, have a pure source, but grow muddy as they grow large.

The happiness of the tender heart is increased by what it can take away from the wretchedness of others.

You rang my heart like a church bell at midnight. Trembling, I awoke to the sweet sound of love.

The door that closed kept us from entering a room, but what now lies before us is the rest of reality.

If you think I'm going to apologize for being drugged and raped, you have another thing coming.

I think what makes a picture is a moment that is completely spontaneous and natural and unaffected by the photographer.

I was really lucky to work at CBS news. I was blessed to be able to live my dream in many ways at CBS news.

Crazy people don't sit around wondering if they're nuts.

I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me.

Everybody acts as if they have free will. They act as if they can make these decisions; do they know they don't? I think there's been some back-down on the idea that everything is determined.

I have so much to do today that I must set apart more time than usual to pray.

The gun of the father is always the undoing of the son.