The same energy of character which renders a man a daring villain would have rendered him useful in society, had that society been well organized.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

The beginning is always today.

No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

Life happens.

If something is wrong with anyone, look first to the stomach.

Have not all poetic truths been already stated? The essence of a poetic truth is that no statement of it can be final.

Actually, when I write, there is a feeling of necessity, of something that is stronger than myself that demands that I must write as I write.

With my team I am an absolute czar. My men know it. I order plays and they obey. If the don't, I fine them.

Any comedian who tells you how dark and dangerous they are, they're not dark and dangerous.

Meditation is like the moon: it transforms the energy of lust into love, anger into compassion, greed into sharing, aggressiveness into receptivity, ego into humbleness.

Sometimes our thoughts and feelings are our most prized possessions... and then there are times to let go of your possessions and wander.

The Pakistani government and its allies must overhaul their policies in Pakistan.

I'm my own writer. My material means I'm entirely separate.