I realised that one might love him secretly with no hope of encouragement, which can be very enjoyable for the young or inexperienced.

I stretched out my hand towards the little bookshelf where I kept cookery and devotional books, the most comfortable bedside reading.

We, my dear Mildred, are the observers of life. Let other people get married by all means, the more the merrier. . . . Let Dora marry if she likes. She hasn't your talent for observation.

the rent here may be low but i believe we have it on very hard terms --sense & sensibility

Cruelty to animals is one of the most significant vices of a low and ignoble people.

I started working at Hanna-Barbera in '92 on 2 Stupid Dogs.

Even great spirits have only their five-fingers' breadth of experience - just beyond it their thinking ceases and their endless empty space and stupidity begins.

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.

The ear has to be educated if one wishes to appreciate musical sounds, just as the eyes must learn to distinguish the value of words.

If God built me a ladder to heaven, I would climb it and elbow drop the world

Our only limitations are those we set up in our own minds

The sobbing wind is fierce and strong; its cry is like a human wail.

Music was my friend when I was a teenager, and I would inhabit and take comfort in lyrics. That's how I want to write.