No one is so thoroughly superstitious as the godless man.

Never give up, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.

The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.

It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.

Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline.

The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end.

No ornament of a house can compare with books; they are constant company in a room, even when you are not reading them.

So much has been said and sung of beautiful young girls, why doesn't somebody wake up to the beauty of old women.

I feel now that the time is come when even a woman or a child who can speak a word for freedom and humanity is bound to speak... I hope every woman who can write will not be silent.

Talk of the abuses of slavery! Humbug! The thing itself is the essence of all abuse!

The past, the present and the future are really one: they are today.

The stars, they are as the sun. Each star. Every star. And those spheres- they are worlds, realms, each one different yet the same.

My diet is usually pretty consistent whether I'm training for a specific fight or not. I don't like to mess too much with it.

I think it's useful to experience other types of dance and other cultures, and the life of a classical dancer these days is certainly not all tutus! So experience of other dance forms is a good idea.

It's rare that I come across actors who are willing to work as hard on the material as I am

Think! Think and wonder. Wonder and think. How much water can 55 elephants drink?

It is possible to take energy from someone else. This is usually done in close, emotional sexual relationships.

Sitting down and sharing a meal together combines two of my favorite loves: eating great food and talking about great food.

Now that I'm being very successful, publishers are trying to mainstream me, but I'm unabashedly genre. It's what I like to read, what I like to write

Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the ability to find it.

Gods have great power, but only humans have creativity, the power to change history.