Do the thing that's less passive. Do the active thing. There's more of the human in that.

My life burned inside me. Even such as it was, it was the only record of me, and it was my only creation, and something in me would not accept that it was insignificant.

...friendship is something you do.

If there were nothing else, reading would--obviously--be worth living for.

The wait is long, my dream of you does not end.

..though silence must add intensity to your intimate moments, it must also shrivel your soul to lie beside someone who doesn't talk to you.

I did believe, from my experience of life and of looking at the world, that men hated women.

Lovers are allowed to be as cruel as anything to the one who dissappoints them.

Did anyone ever hear of an intelligent fantasy?

A bugler sounded the Last Post. Heartbreak made audible.

Your greatest acts result from your greatest love.

All mothers breed dead children.

Walk with me to the beach. We need privacy, " he said quietly, his voice a seductive whisper against her ear.

People in the U.K. cannot understand whether Blair has lost his mind or whether his ambition to be the second-most-powerful man in the world made him lose his mind.

I've been trying to do films for years. So I've decided to wait until the next good part comes along and develop a record on my own in the meantime.

You can only make a good noise on the guitar if you're committed. Little careful noise doesn't work. You have to be bold.

I think that the Brexit negotiations have to be a big thing that determines the democratic fight-back and galvanizes democratic Europe again against this rising tide of nationalism.

Challenges met are the scariest but are sometimes the most worthwhile.

No great work can be achieved by humbug. It is through love, a passion for truth, and tremendous energy, that all undertakings are accomplished.

Happiness must be shared. Selfishness it its enemy; to make another happy is to be happy one's self. It is quiet, most easily won in moments of solitude and reflection. It comes from within.