No new sect ever had humor; no disciples either, even the disciples of Christ.

The most exhausting thing in life is being insincere.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off. They are the great vacationless class.

The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach - waiting for a gift from the sea.

Men kick friendship around like a football, but it doesn't seem to crack. Women treat it like glass and it goes to pieces.

I feel we are all islands - in a common sea.

A simple enough pleasure, surely, to have breakfast alone with one's husband, but how seldom married people in the midst of life achieve it.

My passport photo is one of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen- no retouching, no shadows, no flattery-just stark me.

When I cannot write a poem, I bake biscuits and feel just as pleased.

Don't wish me happiness - I don't expect to be happy it's gotten beyond that, somehow. Wish me courage and strength and a sense of humor - I will need them all.

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

Interpreting dreams for Iranians was just as much a sacrament as reading coffee cups was for Turks

He who knows most grieves most for wasted time.

...a tale of too many cooks in the defence.

[To the audience at her farewell concert:] You have always given me more than I gave to you ... You were the wings on which I soared.

I'll squeeze the cider out of your adam's apple.

That cotton trade was almost the deal breaker for me. It was at that point that I said, “Mr. Stupid, why risk everything on one trade? Why not make your life a pursuit of happiness rather than pain?

I'm Irish, for gods sake. I'm a romantic.

What difference would a clear vision of my principles, values, and ultimate objectives make in the way I spend my time?

Star Wars is one of a handful of films that changed the zeitgeist forever.