Her imagination was by habit ridiculously active; when the door was not open it jumped out the window.

Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.

It's time to start living the life you've imagined.

Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

We work in the dark - we do what we can - we give what we have. Our doubt is our passion, and our passion is our task. The rest is the madness of art.

Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself.

Everything about Florence seems to be colored with a mild violet, like diluted wine.

Excellence does not require perfection.

The Roman jurisprudence has the longest known history of any set of human institutions.

I'm yours for ever--for ever and ever. Here I stand; I'm as firm as a rock. If you'll only trust me, how little you'll be disappointed. Be mine as I am yours.

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe.

At the crossroad, may God point the straight path for your journey.

I knew that I was the least-loved child because I was a girl and because my mother had died giving birth to me.

Live every moment.. in an effort to bring a positive difference to the world

In every life there are events that reshape one's sense of existence. Afterward, all is different and the past is dimmed.

Mysticism is in fact the only criticism people cannot level against my theory.

Anything Anytime Anyplace For No Reason At All (or AAAFNRAA)

We've all been influenced by other people...If Minnie Riperton never existed, would I have even thought of singing in that (upper) register? I doubt it.

Do not believe in me or any other teacher, rather trust in your own inner voice. This is your guide, this is your teacher. Your teacher is within not without. Know yourself, not me!

Christianity is a formula: it is nothing more.

Never think there is anything impossible for the soul. .