Words are cold and formal things.

I honor every woman who has strength enough to step out of the beaten path when she feels that her walk lies in another.

[On leaving the U.S. for Italy:] I ought to be accomplishing thrice as much as now, and feel that I am soul-bound and thought-bound in this land of dollars and cents.

A pun, like champagne, loses its sparkle when too long drawn out. Its flash is its savor.

An envy of that one consummate partSwept me, who mock. Whether I laugh or weep, Some inner silences are at my heart.

The spirit of science is not to prejudge, but to give any honest query a fair shake.

You can't appreciate the good times without the bad ones.

Food is one of life's greatest joys yet we've reached this really sad point where we're turning food into the enemy, and something to be afraid of

Twitter is great to connect with fans and be transparent. I enjoy that aspect about it. But really, I'm still trying to figure it out.

By compassion one can be brave.

I'm not fond of ideologies. I don't like it when people have answers before they know the question.

Our understanding of God is the answer to prayer; getting things from God is God's indulgence of us. When God stops giving us things, He brings us into the place where we can begin to understand Him.

I would like the whole world to be full of feminine qualities. Then only can wars disappear.