[Tyranny is] to compel men not to think as they do, to compel men to express thoughts that are not their own.

The strongest are those who renounce their own times and become a living part of those yet to come. The strongest and the rarest.

The terrible thing is that one cannot be a Communist and not let oneself in for the shameful act of recantation. One cannot be a Communist and preserve an iota of one's personal integrity.

Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long.

The hardest thing about being a communist is trying to predict the past.

But whatever However Whenever this ends I want you to know That right now I love you forever

Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete.

There is a difference between ‘off-limits’ and those places you can visit without getting caught.

I think humans are only capable of small moments of honesty. Then they get tired and back away. It's something to foster, this ability to keep it for longer. How to keep being honest and aware.

I love love stories, no matter how dark.

Don't say anything. Just act cool," I whispered. Mavkel started to shiver. "Like this?" it asked. "No, I mean act calm." Mavkel stopped shivering.

Growing up I wanted to be a mixture of Audrey Hepburn and Lucille Ball. Apparently I told my mum when I was eight that I wanted to be an actor.

The top 10 verbs in the English language are all irregular, even though irregular verbs make up only 3 per cent of the language.

There can be no great literature in America until her writers have learned to trust her implicitly and love her devoutly.

Riches should come as the reward for hard work, preferably by one's forebears