…wisely mingled poetry and prose.

Be comforted, dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds.

Conceit spoils the finest genius.

...freedom being the sauce best beloved by the boyish soul.

I never wanted to go away, and the hard part now is the leaving you all. I'm not afraid, but it seems as if I should be homesick for you even in heaven.

It takes people a long time to learn the difference between talent and genius, especially ambitious young men and women.

I've got the key to my castle in the air, but whether I can unlock the door remains to be seen.

You don’t need scores of suitors. You need only one… if he’s the right one.

life and love are very precious when both are in full bloom.

…marriage, they say, halves one's rights and doubles one's duties.

John Brooke is acting dreadfully, and Meg likes it!

War is delightful to those who have had no experience of it.

Make-up can only make you look pretty on the outside but it doesn't help if your ugly on the inside. Unless you eat the make-up.

Be in general virtuous, and you will be happy.

And bed, he thought. Bed is my friend. Just bed, he thought. Bed will be a great thing. It is easy when you are beaten, he thought. I never knew how easy it was. And what beat you, the thought.

Los Angeles has interested me for a long time. I was in Texas for five years, for the same reason. I wanted to photograph there.

By the Grace of God, I am cured of the disease of egotism, and Death no longer terrifies me.

I listen only to Bach, Beethoven or Mozart. Life is too short to waste on other composers.

I dont want a broken heart because Ill lose the pieces.

Never blame others for tracking in mud, until you have checked your own feet.

The rich man can afford to be happy and wise; the poor man is wiser still, for he understands sadness.