Jarrell was not so much a father . . . as an affectionate encyclopedia.

he is both the source of my happiness and the one i want to share it with. i have to believe that’s a sign.

Fear not! I would rather tear the heart from your bosom than take your bow, for I believe you would miss it less.

REASON, n. Propensitate of prejudice.

I wasn't young, I wasn't pretty, it was necessary to find other weapons.

Money and titles may be hereditary," she would say, "but brains are not,".

It's that anonymous person who meanders through the streets and feels what's happening there, feels the pulse of the people, who's able to create.

I owe much; I have nothing; the rest I leave to the poor.

It is necessary that one be a light to oneself in a world that is becoming utterly dark.

The thinker makes a great mistake when he asks after cause and effect. They both together make up the indivisible phenomenon.

I also don't exercise. I can't imagine exercising for two hours. Not my style.