Through aisles of long-drawn centuries my spirit walks in thought.

Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.

Fate loves the fearless.

The devil loves nothing better than the intolerance of reformers.

All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action.

One thorn of experience is worth a whole wilderness of warning.

Light is the symbol of truth.

A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.

Compromise makes a good umbrella, but a poor roof.

The brain can be easy to buy, but the heart never comes to market.

Each day the world is born anew for him who takes it rightly.

The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.

True alchemy lies in this formula: ‘Your memory and your senses are but the nourishment of your creative impulse’.

Hart caressed the letters of baby Graham’s name. “Mac likes to say, We’re Mackenzies. We break what we touch. But this little Mackenzie… he broke me.

I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.

Follow that will and that way which experience confirms to be your own.

There's a very small group of elite actresses who are my age, who people want to work with. It's not easy to get a good job with good actors.

I'm really not that funny in real life. But I am the best audience one could find. I love to laugh.

Finishing is torture... There's always some newly seen flaw. But the little glimpses of beauty between the anxiety make it worth it.

Time is love, above all else. It is the most precious commodity in the world and should be lavished on those we care most about.

History is neither written nor made without love or hate.