We all know him to be a proud, unpleasant sort of man; but this would be nothing if you really liked him.

There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.

My heart is, and always will be, yours.

It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do.

There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends. I have no notion of loving people by halves, it is not my nature.

The younger brother must help to pay for the pleasures of the elder.

Our scars make us know that our past was for real

None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives.

What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.

Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken.

The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.

Every morning, look in the mirror. You are beautiful and wonderful.

You just like me because I’m safe. There’s no risk. And then you never have to try to have a real relationship, because you can use me as an excuse.

I just try to understand that tomorrow is another day.

The novel has always been the form that incorporates other forms. For me, it has always been the ultimate medium.

I never like to use those terms [like pessimistic].

The best pictures are yet to be made.

Cynics are all moralists, and merciless too.

My mom has always been very open, very liberal. So I grew up with that, and I can appreciate everything that she did and went through and was exposed to.

You invest yourself in what you believe can succeed.

How many after being celebrated by fame have been given up to oblivion; and how many who have celebrated the fame of others have long been dead.