Fate wings, with every wish, the afflictive dart, Each gift of nature, and each grace of art.

Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.

The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.

Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not.

When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully.

Classical quotation is the parole of literary men all over the world.

A man who uses a great many words to express his meaning is like a bad marksman who, instead of aiming a single stone at an object, takes up a handful and throws at it in hopes he may hit.

There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.

When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.

He who has so little knowledge of human nature as to seek happiness by changing anything but his own disposition will waste his life in fruitless efforts.

The biggest irony in the history of India is the term, "Muslim Personal Law."Law of the land could never be personal.

All human beings have an innate need to hear and tell stories and to have a story to live by. religion, whatever else it has done, has provided one of the main ways of meeting this abiding need.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

The background looks like a lot of red cards.

I do take class because I still dance, and yes, I do slip into class with the Royal Ballet from time to time.

Every path hath a puddle.

My grill is intended to be discreet. It's there because I enjoy jewelry.

People don’t just disappear. There’s always a reason, or an enemy with a grudge. There’s always a loose thread that starts to unravel.

When you resort to shouting in conflict, you are reacting in the flesh. You have lost control of the only person you can control: yourself.

Long, long time ago, I declared that all my works are a form of a prayer/a wish.