When the time comes in which one could, the time has passed in which one can.

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.

I also have a list of favorite noises. It has one item on it: Kit's laugh.

I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

the real evidence of growing older is that things level off in importance ... Days are no longer jagged peaks to climb; time is a meadow, and we move over it with level steps.

Harry: "And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?” Ron: “Throw it away and punch him on the nose.

Caring is the essence of nursing.

To Be Attacked by the Enemy Is Not a Bad Thing but a Good Thing.

God throws dice, what can I say?

What do you do when something you work on defeats you?

One of the reasons why old people make so many journeys into the past is to satisfy themselves that it is still there.