You may share the labors of the great, but you will not share the spoil.

It is not only fine feathers that make fine birds.

United we stand, divided we fall.

Every truth has two sides; it is as well to look at both, before we commit ourselves to either.

Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.

There's smoke in my iris, but I painted a sunny day on the insides of my eyelids

A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over.

It is thrifty to prepare today for the wants of tomorrow.

Given a choice between goose egg and heartache, I would choose heartache.

I would destroy the entire village if doing so meant keeping you safe.

Reading is where the magic happens

If all you are going to do in life are the things that are convenient and comfortable, the great things never get done.

I never had much interest in being a child. As a way of being it seemed flat, failed to engage.

I feel not unlike a small boy, waking from a bad dream to find reality not much of an improvement

I think it's healthy to be insecure, to have nerves.

The movie industry is failing women. And until the industry starts making serious changes, nothing is going to change.

You never do find out what makes you tick, and after a while it's unimportant.

Your mind has a flood of questions. There is but one teacher Who can answer them. Who is that teacher? Your silence-loving heart.