The terrible thing is that it's impossible to tear the past out by the roots.

All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.

He stepped down, trying not to look long at her, as if she were the sun, yet he saw her, like the sun, even without looking.

I think... if it is true that there are as many minds as there are heads, then there are as many kinds of love as there are hearts.

Be bad, but at least don't be a liar, a deceiver!

Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.

Hypocrisy in anything whatever may deceive the cleverest and most penetrating man, but the least wide-awake of children recognizes it, and is revolted by it, however ingeniously it may be disguised.

They ought to find out how to vaccinate for love, like smallpox.

If you look for perfection, you'll never be content.

it's much better to do good in a way that no one knows anything about it.

Anything is better than lies and deceit!

God is subtle but he is not malicious.

David looked at me, then, the regret plain on his face. No matter what I said, we both knew the hard truth. We do our best. We try. And usually, it makes no difference at all

Look how black the sky is, the writer said. I made it that way.

Women should work with local and state leaders and be vocal about ensuring there's more diversity and more women involved.

Without a deadline, baby, I wouldn't do nothing.

We are all afforded our physical existence so we can learn about ourselves.

Fire, fear, foes! Awake!

It was loud in spots and less loud in other spots, and it had that quality which I have noticed in all violin solos of seeming to last much longer than it actually did.

Between cultivated minds the first interview is the best.

Before dreaming about the future or marking plans, you need to articulate what you already have going for you - as entrepreneurs do.