Whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise.

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.

Thank God, He doesn't measure out grace in teaspoons.

Tribe follows tribe, nations follow nations like the tides of the sea. It is the order of nature, and regret is useless.

Ultimately, I'm not so sure that, as a person, I'm all that interesting.

Newspapers have developed what might be called a vested interest in catastrophe. If they can spot a fight, they play up that fight. If they can uncover a tragedy, they will headline that tragedy.

I am like a chameleon, influenced by whatever's going on. If Elvis can do it, I can do it. If the Everly Brothers can do it, me and Paul can. Same with Dylan.

When a man is in doubt about this or that in his writing, it will often guide him if he asks himself how it will tell a hundred years hence.

The cross-eyed fool sees one lamp as two; The vision and the viewer are one

Acting, at least for me, is very unreal, and when I'm doing it, I actually feel embarrassed.

Librarians and romance writers accomplish one mission better than anyone, including English teachers: we create readers for life - and what could be more fulfilling than that?