The sincerity of feeling that is possible between a writer and a reader is one of the finest things I know.

There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm.

Success is never so interesting as struggle

Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.

The sky was a midnight-blue, like warm, deep, blue water, and the moon seemed to lie on it like a water-lily, floating forward with an invisible current.

The fact that I was a girl never damaged my ambitions to be a pope or an emperor.

It takes a great deal of experience to become natural.

Winter lies too long in country towns; hangs on until it is stale and shabby, old and sullen.

Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky.

The stupid believe that to be truthful is easy; only the artist, the great artist, knows how difficult it is.

The end is nothing; the road is all.

And we all know love is a glass which makes even a monster appear fascinating.

Your pain was always a part of a plan to open your heart to love.

There is a silence that comes to a house when no one can sleep. I guess it's the price of love

Most women file for bankruptcy in the aftermath of a serious medical problem, a job loss, or a family break up. It is hard to protect against those.

Books had shown me, however, that all people everywhere wanted their lives to have purpose and meaning. This longing was universal.

All philosophers should end their days at Pythia's feet. There is only one philosophy, that of unique moments.

We really want to thank everyone for their kindness and generosity, even those who aren't helping us directly.

Yet America is a poem in our eyes; its ample geography dazzles the imagination, and it will not wait long for metres.

In some parts of life, like mathematics and science, yeah, I was a genius. I would top all the top scores you could ever measure it by.

We forget that every good that is worth possessing must be paid for in strokes of daily effort.