I am going to seek a great purpose, draw the curtain, the farce is played.

To good and true love fear is forever affixed.

We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us.

A habit does not a monk make.

Tell the truth and shame the devil.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Keep running after a dog and he will never bite you.

If the skies fall, one may hope to catch larks.

If you wish to avoid seeing a fool, you must first break your mirror

You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing so.

Ignorance is the mother of all evils.

Bullying builds character like nuclear waste creates superheroes. It's a rare occurrence and often does much more damage than endowment.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

No matter how irrelevant social class now is, even the most eager egalitarian must be quietly proud that the posh English rose is still an industry standard for peerlessly sophisticated beauty.

Even when you take a holiday from technology, technology doesn't take a break from you.

The more I accuse myself, the more right I have to judge you. Even better, I make you judge yourself, which comforts me the more.

ANTIPATHY, n. The sentiment inspired by one's friend's friend.

I not only listen to country music - I have a like for R&B music.

Art, after all, is traditionally displayed against vacancies: paintings on dun walls, sculptures in empty spaces, music in quiet halls.

Meg Gardiner is one of my favorite authors. She always delivers a terrific read. Phantom Instinct should go to the top of your 'to-be-read' pile.

We manage to swallow flesh, only because we do not think of the cruel and sinful thing we do.