The oldest books are only just out to those who have not read them.

Life is like playing a violin solo in public and learning the instrument as one goes on.

Human life is as evanescent as the morning dew or a flash of lightning.

If I die prematurely at any rate I shall be saved from being bored to death by my own success.

Life is like music; it must be composed by ear, feeling, and instinct, not by rule.

Creativity is so delicate a flower that praise tends to make it bloom, while discouragement often nips it in the bud.

Don't learn to do, but learn in doing.

Fear is static that prevents me from hearing myself.

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.

People care more about being thought to have taste than about being thought either good, clever or amiable.

Let us be grateful to the mirror for revealing to us our appearance only.

She shook off the self-recrimination. What-ifs and could-have-beens were not the way to move forward. She knew that from experience.

It is comparison that makes men happy or miserable.

NASA asked me to create meals for the space shuttle. Thai chicken was the favorite. I flew in a fake space shuttle, but I have no desire to go into space after seeing the toilet.

Mothers don't let your daughters grow up to be models unless you're present.

My father... had sharper eyes than the rest of our people.

Common sense, however it tries, cannot avoid being surprised from time to time.

Luxury is experiencing reality

I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.

The flood subsides, and the body, like a worn sea-shell emerges strange and lovely.

Captain of our fairy band, Helena is here at hand, And the youth, mistook by me, Pleading for a lover's fee. Shall we their fond pageant see? Lord, what fools these mortals be!