There is nothing useless in nature; not even uselessness itself

The value of life lies not in the length of days, but in the use we make of them... Whether you find satisfaction in life depends not on your tale of years, but on your will.

Valor is stability, not of legs and arms, but of courage and the soul.

The greatest thing in the world is to know how to belong to oneself.

A man who fears suffering is already suffering from what he fears.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

There is no conversation more boring than the one where everybody agrees.

A good marriage would be between a blind wife and a deaf husband.

Experience has taught me this, that we undo ourselves by impatience. Misfortunes have their life and their limits, their sickness and their health.

Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Love one another, but make not a bond of love:Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.

The grass on the other side of the hill may well be greener, but you should always check that there isn't something with teeth and claws crouching in it.

Dickens is a very underrated writer at the moment. Everyone in his time admired him but I think right now he's not spoken of enough.

There are gonna be a core set of values that shouldn't be up for debate. Should be our north star.

I hide hurt behind a fake smile. I wear it all the time. Everyone says how I always look so cheerful. Shows what they know I guess.

I have, ever since the first day of my campaign, called for criminal justice reform.

All at Once Is What Eternity Is.

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

To be someone's best friend requires a minimum investment of time. More than that, though, it takes emotional energy. Caring about someone deeply is exhausting.

I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.