To have a traitor for an ally is to have an enemy in waiting

When Love cast me out, it was Cruelty who took pity upon me

There is no fulfillment that is not made sweeter for the prolonging of desire

Beauty is at its most poignant when the cold hand of Death holds poised to wither it imminently.

That which yields is not always weak.

Why is there ever this perverse cruelty in humankind, that makes us hurt most those we love best?

It's funny, how one can look back on a sorrow one thought one might well die of at the time, and know that one had not yet reckoned the tenth part of true grief.

All knowledge is worth having

The pain of the flesh is naught to that of the heart

And having once chosen, never to seek to return to the crossroads of that decision-for even if one chooses wrongly, the choice cannot be unmade.

It is my observations, though, that happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others

Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!

Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human, Failures keep you Humble, Success keeps you Glowing, But Only faith Keeps You Going! Be Happy Live Simply.

Stars are made for public light shows, consider how the night sky sheers out cosmic cheers at their glow!

She is mine.' Edward’s low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before. 'I didn’t say I would fight fair.

If you cannot find a good companion to walk with, walk alone, like an elephant roaming the jungle. It is better to be alone than to be with those who will hinder your progress.

Dynamism is a function of change.

Old, that's an affront no woman can well bear.

I think most people, no matter their status now, have big screen TVs, because they're the standard TVs now. And so why would you go to the cinema?

I have a career I am proud of as a child actor. I'm not running away from it or embarassed with anything I did.

I'm going back to the old Shaq. I was normal last year - I was an earthling last summer. I had to go back to my alien roots.