To love is to know the sacrifices which eternity exacts from life.

Disillusions all come from within ... from the failure of some dear and secret hope. The world makes no promises; we only dream it does; and when we wake, we cry!

Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.

Those who have made unhappy marriages walk on stilts, while the happy ones are on a level with the crowd. No one sees 'em!

A statesman's words, like butcher's meat, should be well weighed.

Women may be whole oceans deeper than we are, but they are also a whole paradise better. She may have got us out of Eden, but as a compensation she makes the earth very pleasant.

A quart of doubt to an ounce of truth is the safest brew.

We must know the measure of a man's desires before we can sound the depth of his regrets.

People get to like a soul, but a satisfactory hat makes an impression at first sight.

All forced virtue is degrading in it effect.

love comes to man through his senses - to woman through her imagination.

Embrace the anxiety of confronting your emotions because it’s often the emotional hitting of rock bottom that ignites our resolve to get back to the top.

Can you understand how cruelly I feel the lack of friends who will believe in me a bit?

There's no point in really making something if it doesn't appeal to a lot of people or the masses or if it's not seen by a lot of people.

If you are working in an office, where do you find the time to write a novel? But you can finish a short story in five pages. Furthermore, a short story is a perfect place to learn the craft

The best that science can devise and that naval organization can provide must be regarded only as an aid, and never as a substitute for good seamanship.

If there's very strong civic unrest you can see a strong party of the Right emerging, whether it's UKIP [The UK Independence Party] or an even further-right party.

People may wish to say that the thing that is in conflict with my creativity is not Buddhism - that's fine.

In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.

I often say that in making dances I can make a world where I think things are done morally, done democratically, done honestly.

Profit is what happens when you do everything else right.