Sarcasm is not the rapier of wit its wielders seem to believe it to be, but merely a club: it may, by dint of brute force, occasionally raise bruises, but it never cuts or pierces.

[A] pessimist gets nothing but pleasant surprises, an optimist nothing but unpleasant.

The only thing I want is something I can't have; and that is to know if, 100 years from now, people will still buy my books.

I have a strong moral sense - by my standards.

Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.

Measure your minds height by the shadow it casts.

Being broke is not a disgrace, it is only a catastrophe.

Every Sherlock Holmes story has at least one marvelous scene.

The more you put in your brain, the more it will hold - if you have one.

I don't approve of open fires. You can't think, or talk or even make love in front of a fireplace. All you can do is stare at it.

Everything in a story should be credible.

Let the song in your heart makes you happy.

Hands move rocks

I've never meditated in my life. I don't practice yoga nor any religion. I'm a tourist on the realm of stillness.

The sitting around on the set is awful. But I always figure that’s what they pay me for. The acting I do for free.

In April the sweet showers fall And pierce the drought of March to the root, and all The veins are bathed in liquor of such power As brings about the engendering of the flower.

Based on my own experiences, I made sure, and I'm proud of this, that the Common Core curriculum is hard on plagiarizers.

I like doing sequels. Basically, I think it's a fun thing to follow characters in time. In real time.

If it's to be, it's up to me.

You have to know exactly what you want out of your career. If you want to be a star, you don't bother with other things.

All desire springs from a lack, which it strives continually to fill.