We are not always even what we are most.

None are so inconsiderate as those who demand nothing of life other than their own personal comfort.

Misanthropy is a suit of armor lined with thorns.

Many think they have a kind heart who have only weak nerves.

An intelligent woman has millions of born enemies... all the stupid men.

We are so vain that we even care for the opinion of those we don't care for.

Calmness is the graceful form of Confidence.

Exceptions are not always the proof of the old rule; they can also be the harbinger of a new one.

Nothing is so often and so irrevocably missed as the opportunity which crops up daily.

There are very few honest friends--the demand is not particularly great.

Pain is the great teacher of mankind. Beneath its breath souls develop.

She wondered how it would feel to be beautiful and have it taken away. How much harder would it be than never knowing what it felt like in the first place?

Do not be victim of life-negative religions. Be respectful to life, love and beauty.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

Try any goddam thing you like, no matter how boringly normal or outrageous. If it works, fine. If it doesn't, toss it. Toss it even if you love it.

I think most artists create out of despair. The very nature of creation is not a performing glory on the outside, it's a painful, difficult search within.

It's been a terrific life.

Cut, Cap and Balance is worst legislation in history.

It's something that will never be finished. Something that I can keep developing...and adding to.

The most fun in breaking a rule is in knowing what rule you're breaking.

The secret to editing your work is simple: you need to become its reader instead of its writer.