I have had a great misfortune; my dear old dog is dead.

Autumn glows upon us like a splendid evening; it is the very sunset of the year.

Does it not appear to you versatility is the true and rare characteristic of that rare thing called genius-versatility and playfulness? In my mind they are both essential.

I foresee that the Andersen and Fairy Tale fashion will not last; none of these things away from general nature do.

To think of playing cricket for hard cash! Money and gentility would ruin any pastime under the sun.

Friendship is the bread of the heart.

I place flowers in the very first rank of simple pleasures; and I have no very good opinion of the hard worldly people who take no delight in them.

Nothing so pretty to look at as my garden!

She was the prettiest, silliest, most affected, husband-hunting butterfly ever.

We may admire people for being wise, but we like them best when they are foolish.

A novel should be as like life as a painting, but not as like life as a piece of waxwork.

She wanted to be her, or be with her, or destroy her.

The secret to a happy marriage is a sense of humor, because marriage throws you curveballs. It is not easy.

New weapons require new tactics. Never put new wine into old bottles.

Man is afraid to attain what he longs for, just as subconsciously he longs for what he is afraid of.

America's leaders have to find a way to work together, rise to the challenge, and come up with solutions as bold and visionary as the people of this nation.

[Ryan Gosling] just got by because he's a cute kid? Yeah. I was an ugly kid; "The Mickey Mouse Club" wasn't for me.

As a cure for the cold, take your toddy to bed, put one bowler hat at the foot, and drink until you see two.

I have ambitions I want to fulfil, to enjoy more success with Brazil.

With actors, normally I don't like to have any conversation about background and about motivations and all this.

We are led to believe a lie When we see not through the eye.