We are born crying, and for good reason, ' he reflected. 'And the rest of our lives is bound to be a muted reiteration of that cry.

Curiosity is the beginning of wisdom.

Nicole had put on weight. This is the effect which, in three cases out of four, unhappiness has upon women. The process of eating guarantees at least the health of the body.

There is a certain kind of stupidity reserved for women's dealings with men.

He was stabbed by memory, that tyrant which impinges upon our dreams and leaps at out throat as soon as we awaken.

We make our own symbols, after the event has passed and begun to spoil.

What we love we may also despise.

Nothing becomes some women more than the prick of ambition. Love, on the contrary, may make them very dull.

Writing takes a pen, a sheet of paper and, to start with, just the shadow of an idea.

his conscience washed clean by happiness.

He was in that stage of love–and of liquor–where one is completely taken up with oneself, and can get along very well without the other party.

Given the same honor and dignity as men, women can build a much better and more harmonious world.

Where logic reaches, religion leaves.

Grace doesn't cause people to live in sin; it frees them from the paralyzing effects of guilt and condemnation so that they can live holier accidentally now than they ever did on purpose before.

In the end, that's a blind alley - we have to get back to being able to think on our feet and react.

My workday is non-stop break-neck high stakes and high pressure. Every day.

Mulberry Garden, now the only place of refreshment about the town for persons of the best quality to be exceeding cheated at.

Whether we think of, or speak to, God, whether we act or suffer for him, all is prayer, when we have no other object than his love, and the desire of pleasing him.

...it gives you the impression that every day is Sunday.

When I can't sleep, I always wrap something around my neck and close my eyes and imagine myself being strangled to death. Then I can fall asleep--it feels like sinking deep underwater

Those who follow the crowd usually get lost in it. I don't know all the keys to success, but one key to failure is to try to please everyone.