I am a citizen of the world, and I have met, in my time, with so many different sorts of virtue, that I am puzzled, in my old age, to say which is the right sort and which is the wrong.

Our words are giants when they do us an injury, and dwarfs when they do us a service.

The evening advanced. The shadows lengthened. The waters of the lake grew pitchy black. The gliding of the ghostly swans became rare and more rare.

My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.

The books - the generous friends who met me without suspicion - the merciful masters who never used me ill!

Let the music speak to us of tonight, in a happier language than our own.

We had our breakfasts--whatever happens in a house, robbery or murder, it doesn't matter, you must have your breakfast.

Any woman who is sure of her own wits, is a match, at any time, for a man who is not sure of his own temper.

I have always held the old-fashioned opinion that the primary object of work of fiction should be to tell a story.

Your tears come easy, when you're young, and beginning the world. Your tears come easy, when you're old, and leaving it. I burst out crying.

Pedants, who have the least knowledge to be proud of, are impelled most by vanity.

Dressing appropriately in one venue may be highly inappropriate in another.

I wish I could help you" I whisper.You are, " he murmurs against my knee. "just dont leave me, okay? Everyone leaves me.

The greatest joy in nature is the absence of man.

Christmas is a great time to recommit to each other and our communities.

Driven, damaged and dangerous, FBI agent Mercy Gunderson is one of the best female leads to come down the pike since Eve Dallas. Lori Armstrong delivers the goods with MERCILESS.

I guess, topic to topic, you could consider me a left-leaning person.

As soldiers we have few saving graces. Perhaps our willingness to die for what we believe in is all that matters.

Old carts can be repainted but they still keep moving in the same old ruts

The truth will set you free...unless you want to know the truth about who killed JFK.

What difference does it make, after all, what your position in life is if you dislike it yourself?