The world was to me a secret which I desired to devine.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

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

The beginning is always today.

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!

I beheld the wretch-the miserable monster whom I had created.

There is something at work in my soul, which I do not understand.

Solitude was my only consolation - deep, dark, deathlike solitude.

My dreams were all my own; I accounted for them to nobody; they were my refuge when annoyed - my dearest pleasure when free.

Knowledge is a thing that one cannot have enough of. It is the fruit of wisdom, to be eaten carefully and digested fully, unlike that lunch you are bolting down, little friend.

I could not flourish in the Hollywood system because the first thing spoken about is "What genre is it?" and "Who's it for?" It's a very strange question to me; it's for human beings.

Angling may be saidtobe so likemathematics, that itcan never be fully learnt.

Simplicity is the essence of universality.

Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.

I am unable to rouse much interest in any highly civilized race, country or epoch, including this one.

I loved Mr. Darcy far more than any of my own husbands.

I’m stupidly curious. I will go and touch anything until I find out that it’s very harmful.

You can't have a Superman that is battling cultural morality. You need a Superman that has built in sort of values.