The trouble with this world is that everybody has to compromise and conform.

There is a time for departure even when there's no certain place to go.

All cruel people describe themselves as paragons of frankness.

It's interesting, isn't it? . . . the chandelier . . . it reminds me of mushroom soup.

Success is blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it... Success is shy - it won't come out while you're watching.

Don't look forward to the day you stop suffering, because when it comes you'll know you're dead.

Caged birds accept each other, but flight is what they long for.

The only thing worse than a liar is a liar that's also a hypocrite!

Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.

A prayer for the wild at heart kept in cages.

Friends are God's way of apologizing to us for our families

In art, and in literature, the end and the means, or the subject and the style, must be worthy of each other.That which is not worth contemplating in life, is not worth re-creating in art.

We all need to believe in something. It gives us a reason to get up in the morning. Something to fight for.

A lot of people mistake having some degrees with being educated. Most degrees are nothing but certifications for higher paying jobs.

Life is a kind of chess.

For all the import and message of 'The Iliad,' it's ultimately a story that's meant to be heard, and the person hearing 'The Iliad' determines what it means.

A person should have wings to carry them where their dreams go, but sometimes a pair of skis makes a good substitute.

I wasn't crying about mothers," he said rather indignantly. "I was crying because I can't get my shadow to stick on. Besides, I wasn't crying.

They read all the books, but they can't find the answers.

A fair face without a fair soul is like a glass eye that shines and sees nothing.

It doesn’t matter how old you are, what level of schooling you’ve had or where you live—stalking is innate to the female psyche. We’ve all been there.