When I like people immensely I never tell their names to anyone. It is like surrendering a part of them. I have grown to love secrecy.

I don't want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them.

Behind every exquisite thing that existed, there was something tragic.

The books that the world calls immoral are books that show the world its own shame.

Oh, brothers! I don't care for brothers. My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else.

If a man treats life artistically, his brain is his heart.

What fire does not destroy, it hardens

All art is at once surface and symbol. Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, it is always from the noblest motives.

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Paradoxically though it may seem, it is none the less true that life imitates art far more than art imitates life.

Forgiveness is a skill gained by those willing to change.

Yes!" Torin threw an arm over Reese's shoulder. "Smell that in the air? A grand adventure awaits.

Beauty is in the reflection of your love that is always present in your heart.

Society can progress if men's labors show a profit - if they yield more than is put in. To produce at a loss must leave less for all to share.

My father had very little formal education.

The Light Queen’s voice stilled the turbulent waves of my soul, singing calm and grace to every fiber of my being. Neamh. Ah, there, I was pissed off again

Latest survey shows that 3 out of 4 people make up 75% of the world's population.

People have a bad habit of blaming the victims. Damn Jews! If hadn't been for them the Nazis wouldn't have exterminated 'em all!

Good luck lies in odd numbers.