Ladies bathed before noon, after their three o'clock naps, and by nightfall were like soft teacakes with frostings of sweat and sweet talcum.

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.

The book to read is not the one which thinks for you, but the one which makes you think. No book in the world equals the Bible for that.

The things that happen to people we never really know. What happens in houses behind closed doors, what secrets -

People generally see what they look for, and hear what they listen for.

Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.

He turned out the light and went into Jem's room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning.

Things are always better in the morning.

It's not necessary to tell all you know.

Writing is a process of self-discipline you must learn before you can call yourself a writer. There are people who write, but I think they're quite different from people who must write.

...but before I can live with other folks I've got to live with myself.

Make your love to change everyone you meet but don't let anyone change your love for a bit.

Every child is born as angel.

The dew of compassion is a tear.

Googling me, you talk about being depressed. First of all there's 18 websites that predict my early death.

I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.

Your love for God is only as great as the love you have for the person you love the least.

They got love bigger than the Beatles, wild and free like the Rolling Stones.

Most actors go, I read the script and fell in love with it; I fall in love with the directors.

I loved New York, but I never quite felt like New York was my home either.

I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. I never told anybody to lie, not a single time - never. These allegations are false.