There was once a young man who wished to gain his Heart’s Desire.

Every lover is, in his heart, a madman, and, in his head, a minstrel.

There is something about riding a unicorn, for those people who still can, which is unlike any other experience: exhilarating, and intoxicating, and fine.

You have to believe. Otherwise, it will never happen.

Anyone who believes what a cat tells him deserves all he gets.

Adventures are all very well in their place, but there's a lot to be said for regular meals and freedom from pain.

He was painfully shy, which, as is often the manner of the painfully shy, he overcompensated for by being too loud at the wrong times.

There is a proverbial saying chiefly concerned with warning against too closely calculating the numerical value of un-hatched chicks.

I am the most miserable person who ever lived, " he said... "You are young, and in love, " said Primus. "Every young man in your position is the most miserable young man who ever lived.

I would not wish to marry someone who had already been married. It would be, ' she opined, 'like having someone else break in one's own pony.

Yeah, you and me, we can ride on a starIf you stay with me, girlWe can rule the worldYeah, you and me, we can light up the skyIf you stay by my sideWe can rule the world

Well, ” she said. “I’m frustrated.”“Don’t make me angry-kiss you.”“Give me the laundry.”“Tempers rising, faces flushed … This is how it happens.

A world of Peace and liberty is my dream

No, I say, it's fine.Put a gun to my head and paint the wall with my brains. Just great, I say. Really.

How you gather, manage, and use information will determine whether you win or lose.

He provides a vision. He often reminds countries of their responsibilities in a way that makes it seem not only like a legal obligation but a moral responsibility.

I know it's not ordinary. But who ever loved ordinary?

Ducks are sweet, crows are intelligent; but I prefer dolphins because they are both sweet and intelligent.

I always joke that I'm a British actress trying to break into Scandinavian TV.

If you look at the charts every year, there may be five or ten memorable songs from each year.

To me, political office should be like jury duty. You should just get a notice in the mail one day and say, 'Aw, sh - , I'm secretary of state next month.