To go on vegetating in cowardly dependence on physicians and machinations, after the meaning of life, the right to life, has been lost, that ought to prompt a profound contempt in society.

That which does not kill us makes us stronger.

There is always madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.

There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.

I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way, and the only way, it does not exist.

I'm not upset that you lied to me, I'm upset that from now on I can't believe you.

Enjoy life. This is not a dress rehearsal.

The true man wants two things: danger and play. For that reason he wants woman, as the most dangerous plaything.

It's not the books by Stephen King that I read, I need protection from the things in my head . . .

One of these days I'm gonna beat him in the face with the butt of my service revolver until an eyeball pops out. These are the thoughts that keep me happy.

When you sit down and watch something alone, you're going to watch it for what it is.

The work of art is the exaggeration of an idea.

No reference is truly direct — every reference depends on some kind of coding scheme. It's just a question of how implicit it is.

No plan ever survives its first encounter with the enemy.

I am passionate about tea, running, the idea that we are bound only by the limits of our imaginations, and maple syrup.

Do not be afraid of Christ. He takes nothing away and he gives you everything.

I love peace and quiet, I hate politics and turmoil. We women are not made for governing, and if we are good women, we must dislike these masculine occupations.

The best way forward is to give more people everywhere greater power to build their own destinies.