All of the negativity and unsavory characters in this environment only serve to make the exceptions shine all the more brightly.

I hear the most music in the depths of silence.

If Darwin had seen in life what Dostoevsky saw, he would not have talked of the law of the preservation of species, but of its destruction.

I don't want you to leaveWhich is exactly why I should. But don't worry. I'm essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should.

The less their ability, the more their conceit.

Who combats bravely is not therefore brave, He dreads a death-bed like the meanest slave: Who reasons wisely is not therefore wise,- His pride in reasoning, not in acting lies.

There are times when quantity is at least as important as quality in learning an art.

Be like the honeybee who gathers only nectar wherever it goes. Seek the goodness that is found in everyone.

My mother-in-law was with me during all four of my births and when she was sitting next to me holding my hand during the cesareans, well, I craved that.

I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva.