To offend and judge are distinct offices, And of opposed natures.

Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

God has given you one face, and you make yourself another.

It is not in our stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

The Eyes are the window to your soul

What a terrible era in which idiots govern the blind.

Hell is empty and all the devils are here.

Image is only temporal. Substance endures. Who said, "Image is everything"? And who believed it?

...the simple task of getting dressed and undressed was a real strain, but nothing could compare with her addiction to deep sleep...

I think the greater responsibility, in terms of morality, is where leadership begins.

I live to leave somebody with a positive experience when they've met me, and make someone smile for the day.

Children should have a balanced start in life: a mother and a father. I think that's the only reason to get married.

It would be wrong to suggest that Scotland could not be another such successful, independent country.

When you work really hard, and it's organic and together, you can have more fun.

Our writing equipment takes part in forming our thoughts.

It is one light which beams out of a thousand stars. It is one soul which animates all men.

I think that quite often you can only find a choice between bad and worse. But I think it's worth making the effort, and I like to expose my characters to that sort of situation.