The tragedian will always be a limited tragedian if he has not learned how to laugh. The comedian who cannot weep will never touch the highest levels of mirth.

Only a great actor finds the difficulties of the actor's art infinite.

Before you can be eccentric, you must know where the circle is.

Wonderful women! Have you ever thought how much we all, and women especially, owe to Shakespeare for his vindication of women in these fearless, high-spirited, resolute and intelligent heroines?

Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o' nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

Vary the pace. ... it is one of the foundations of all good acting.

Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress. On the other hand, it is of little use to take criticism in a slavish spirit and to act on it without understanding it.

Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it.

Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like.

Coroners' inquests by learned societies can't make Shakespeare a dead man.

And who are all these people? There weren't this many when I fell asleep."Alfie shrugged, indicating that the universe was mysterious and nothing would ever be fully understood.

Do you feel that? It is a calm shift in the wind. Do you hear that? It is a soft whisper of hope. Do you see that? It is the divine hand of guidance, mercifully extended to aid our good fight.

Ambition makes more trusty slaves than need

It just seduces you when you read a story and your brain relates to it. You recognize or connect with it. You identify with it; you're bound to.

All fiction becomes autobiographical when the author has true talent.

I want to not do anything I've done before. That can come in any form.

When you feel as though you can't do something, the simple antidote is action: Begin doing it. Start the process, even if it's just a simple step, and don't stop at the beginning.

All philosophers can do is to abstain from helping the aggressors and to enjoin social scientists to tell the truth instead of joining the choir of liars and hypocrites.

There are many, many angels, more than there are human beings. They stand before the throne of God and praise Him. At the same time, they are among us, with us. Angels are real. And they are here.

I'm always resisting [my muse]. I'm resisting her power.