In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason.

I do not wish women to have power over men; but over themselves.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

Taught from infancy that beauty is woman's sceptre, the mind shapes itself to the body, and roaming round its gilt cage, only seeks to adorn its prison.

Accursed creator! Why did you form a monster so hideous that even you turned from me in disgust?

The beginning is always today.

No man chooses evil because it's evil. He only mistakes it for happiness, the good he seeks.

Women do not want power over men, they want power over themselves.

Nothing contributes so much to tranquilize the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.

If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear!

You are my creator, but I am your master; Obey!

Love who you are. Love and be what you want to be.

Faith is a living and unshakable confidence a belief in the grace of God so assured that a man would die a thousand deaths for its sake.

Society was cut in two: those who had nothing united in common envy; those who had anything united in common terror.

Why do we dread adversity when we know that facing it is the only way to become stronger, smarter, better?

Generosity could be as contagious as the zombie plague as long as enough people were willing to be carriers.

Forgiving's a choice you make—a gift you give to somebody even if they don't deserve it. It costs nothing, but it makes you feel rich for giving it away.

Sci-fi is often a metaphor. I think it's more the themes and questions that science fiction raises rather than the exact predictions that should guide us.

I have this whole thing that when God gives you more that you have imagined, you should give it back.

When Cate Blanchett starts directing, it's over for all of us.

There is no blue without yellow and without orange.