The nuisance of her presence outweighs the gratification to be derived from tormenting her

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.

If he loved with all the powers of his puny being, he couldn't love as much in eighty years as I could in a day.

She burned too bright for this world.

Honest people don't hide their deeds.

Thoughts are tyrants that return again and again to torment us.

Proud people breed sad sorrows for themselves.

The clock strikes off the hollow half-hours of all the life that is left to you, one by one.

The tyrant grinds down his slaves and they don't turn against him, they crush those beneath them.

I am now quite cured of seeking pleasure in society, be it country or town. A sensible man ought to find sufficient company in himself.

I love the ground under his feet, and the air over his head, and everything he touches and every word he says. I love all his looks, and all his actions and him entirely and all together.

We learn to love imperfect people by serving them out of reverence for a perfect God...

Self-care is a deliberate choice to gift ourself with people, places, things, events, and opportunities that recharge our personal battery and promote whole health—body, mind, and spirit.

but I am not here ironically; I am here sincerely.

I don't intentionally make my films with the express goal of surprising the viewer.

What unifies every part of my journey is I always lead with my curiosity, obsession, or fascination.

We are too prone to engrave our trials in marble and write our blessings in sand.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

I'm happy because I got another medal. It's a competition and it's ice and anything can happen.

For granting we have sinned, and that the offence Of man is made against Omnipotence, Some price that bears proportion must be paid, And infinite with infinite be weighed.

Good, old-fashioned ways keep hearts sweet, heads sane, hands busy.