Those presents are the most acceptable which are enhanced by our regard for the donor.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

The worst defeat of all is to surrender without having been defeated. And it is Christmas that obliterates both.

There are so many different kinds of stupidity, and cleverness is one of the worst.

Each season I try to incorporate something new that corresponds to the timing and the trends in everyday fashion.

Teens are always shown as one dimensional. They're stereotyped. When I was in high school, I cared about more than getting a date or making the team.

My mom does not exist anymore, and I cannot see my mother in myself. To me, the word "mother" is the synonym for the words "parting" or "separation" or "farewell."

I tell people not to write too soon about their lives. Writing about yourself too young is loaded with psychological complexities.

I'm a traditional wife in every sense.

Retirement wasn't a reward at the end of a well-run career ... it was a void surrounded by endless dull hours, haunted by memories of work.

You can't accomplish anything worthwhile if you inhibit yourself

Everything that's old is new, and everything that's new is old.