...the heart has no tears to give,--it drops only blood, bleeding itself away in silence.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.

No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak... I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.

Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. . . . But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope.

Learning how to make The Path to My Heart an everyday journey...the road MORE travelled

Some people, though related by blood, are as sworn enemies. Others, bound only by friendship, would die for one another.

My sister burns, and she does not burn for you.

Gang members have joined the military since the mid-1800s.

Every job is good if you do your best and work hard. A man who works hard stinks only to the ones that have nothing to do but smell.

People look at rights as if they were muscles — the more you exercise them, the better they get.

Nixon probably was a nice guy.

People say, "Age is just a number." A lot of times it's not just a number. It's actually a real and true sign of someone's maturity. But in this case, she's fantastic.

Never were two people more opposite in sentiment than my companions.