Why not? Why not anything? If God ain’t a God of why nots, than I say ‘Why bother, ’ and I don’t think that’s takin his name in vain, I think it’s tellin the truth about what people need.

Life is choosing whom and what you love. Everything else follows.

Havin to make all the rules, all the time, wasn’t never my idea of a party.

It's good to feel attractive on the outside, but being smart and confident on the inside is what counts.

No man can protect you like your father, No women can love you like your mother.

Letters form a by-path of literature, a charming, but occasional, retreat for people of cultivated leisure.

Religious fanaticism has clearly produced, and in all probability will continue to produce, enormous amounts of bickering, fighting, violence, bloodshed, homicide, feuds, wars, and genocide.

Let the sky rain potatoes," said a musing voice. "Let it thunder to the tune of Greensleeves.

I was an only child, but I did have a hell of a lot of cousins.

If you let people believe that you are weak, sooner or later you’re going to have to kill them.

Literature has done great work for feminism - writing and reading are a practice of empathy - and great literature will continue to do so.

Inspiration is a word used by people who aren't really doing anything. I go into my office every day that I'm in Brighton and work. Whether I feel like it or not is irrelevant.

Never invest in a company without understanding its finances. The biggest losses in stocks come from companies with poor balance sheets.