I think there is a substantial difference between hypocrisy and diplomacy: hypocrisy is not saying things, diplomacy is knowing how to say things.

The cruelest thing is love that leads us to deal with the parts of ourselves that we do not want to see, and this is what, in fact, we do not forgive each other.

At first, the wings weighed more than the chains, because with the chains we were not required to fly

They use fear to control us, they control us to make us afraid. One more reason to be brave.

I prefer to die fighting than living defeated

Many do not see that not to have dreams is far worse than seeing that their dreams do not come true.

There is the freedom you have when you are alone and there is the freedom that you have next to someone else. Blessed are those in which those two freedoms coincide.

Many of the most charming women I know possess at least on cat or dog. Maybe after getting used to an affectionate quadruped it is hard to settle for a man.

If we lived the plans we do more as bets than as forecasts, we would be less anxious and more prepared for the unexpected.

If you want to foresee the behavior of someone, their personality is a better predictor than their intelligence.

Sometimes we are more attached to the pain than the pain is attached to us.

Mackenzie flinched. Struggling to breathe, she stood up and walked over to the table.

The Church of England is the Tory party at prayer.

The best car safety device is a rear-view mirror with a cop in it.

Inspiration is for amateurs.

Misers get up early in the morning; and burglars, I am informed, get up the night before.

Novels help us to resist the temptation to think of the past as deficient.

I feel the most pulled together when I'm going for the tomboyish thing.

There's a few people who I've accumulated over the years who I really trust to show a first cut to and to be helpful rather than unhelpful.

I've been in love with my best friend and not been able to tell that person.

It doesn't feel like you're preaching, if you can say something in a joke.