That wit is truly amiable, which gladdens and enlivens every thing, which shines with a lustre gentle, but not faint, and powerful, but not glaring.

It must descend, as the dew, upon the tender herb, or like melting flakes of snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into the mind.

Finite mind cannot comprehend infinity.

We see how much a man has, and therefore we envy him; did we see how little he enjoys, we should rather pity him.

For we seldom admire the wit, when we dislike the man.

Great wits, like great beauties, look upon mere esteem as a flat insipid thing; nothing less than admiration will content them.

Making the choice to exercise compassion is an expression of Love for Humanity and Life itself.

If someone knew equally as much about the ins and outs of your home, it would not be your home.

Walking the floor at a con dressed as Chewbacca, you might as well be Bono. I mean it's ridiculous. People just walk up and grab you and hold you, because they love Chewbacca so much.

You have a dark heart in you, Valentine’s daughter,” he said. “You just won’t admit it. And if you want Jace, you had better accept it. Because he belongs to me now.

I still have this image: I can't be controversial, I can't say things.

I'm not ashamed to say I fear something. Besides me having a fear to fly, I also don't want to scare other people. When I'm on a plane, I don't want to freak out everyone else, too.

But, outside of being a sweet little girl, she was awfully dumb and capable of doing horrible things.

Even though I saw the executioner and the fire, I could not say anything but what I have said.

What each man honours before all else, what before all things he admires and loves, this for him is God.

In every society the artist or writer remains an outsider.