Death is less bitter punishment than death's delay.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

You never know what's going to happen in life.

To really know someone is to havelove and hated him in turn.

Better days are coming! They're called Saturday and Sunday.

Space is not just going up and coming back down again. Space is getting into orbit and being there, living there, establishing a presence, a permanence.

I had one drama teacher who was amazing, Ms. Perkins. She really tried to inspire me and get me going.

The Zen master can see precisely what it will take to cause your awareness to become free. But the Zen master can't do it for you.

I will devour you. I will lick your bones clean and crush them between my teeth. I will suck the marrow…” “That’s nice,” Kate said. “The shield.

I'm a huge fan of Cabernet and Bordeaux, and am passionate about Pinot Noir and Burgundies.

A fortress is of no use to cowards.

Guilt [is] a tool, rather than a weapon against the self.