The truth holds the greatest magic, the greatest beauty, and sometimes the greatest danger.

Aphrodite had the beauty; Zeus had the thunderbolts. Everyone loved Aphrodite, but everyone listened to Zeus.

If one cannot learn from the mistakes of others, one might as well become a Democrat.

The world is full of marvels, if you're willing to travel far enough to see them.

What brothers say to tease their sisters has nothing to do with what they really think of them.

History is gossip that's been legitimized, and that's really the case when you get into some of the Roman historians. Wow! They'd be right at home on reality tv.

Captures the reader with true magic.

Some men were nothing but overgrown boys who never got over the "fun" of teasing girls, just to get noticed

It's not enough to be born free; I have to live my freedom!

They memorize everything and learn... nothing.

People give up the earth for beauty.

Using someone else’s ruler to measure your self-worth will always leave you short.

Youth will be served.

If I'm going to be staying up until 3 A.M., it should be for world peace and not shampoo sales.

Venice is the prettiest city I've ever seen. It looks like a Disneyland ride.

I just want to give you this one piece of advice: if you're standing and you could be sitting, sit. If you're sitting and you could be lying down, lie down.

There is a mean in all things; even virtue itself has stated limits; which not being strictly observed, it ceases to be virtue.

Even now I don't consider myself skinny, but I have put a lot of hard work into my body over the years, and in the process, I've really learned to love myself.

Apparently, in the eyes of the law, my admiration of Justin Bieber is creepy.

River Song? Amy Pond? Hardly weak women. It's the exact opposite. You could accuse me of having a fetish for powerful, sexy women who like cheating people. That would be fair.

I've never done work for money, ever. If your choices are based on grosses and the film doesn't do well, what does that mean? It leaves you with nothing.