There is no weapon in the feminine armory to which men are so vulnerable as they are to a smile.

Confession is always weakness. The grave soul keeps its own secrets, and takes its own punishment in silence.

In a world where there is so much to be done, I felt strongly impressed that there must be something for me to do.

It is only the women whose eyes have been washed clear with tears who get the broad vision that makes them little sisters to all the world.

I have learned to live each day as it comes, and not to borrow trouble by dreading tomorrow. It is the dark menace of the future that makes cowards of us.

There isn't a single human being who hasn't plenty to cry over, and the trick is to make the laughs outweigh the tears.

The comfortable and comforting people are those who look upon the bright side of life; gathering its roses and sunshine and making the most that happens seem the best.

It is a queer thing, but imaginary troubles are harder to bear than actual ones.

The price of indulging yourself in your youth in the things you cannot afford is poverty and dependence in your old age.

Nobody wants to kiss when they are hungry.

Drying a widow's tears is one of the most dangerous occupations known to man.

A little thought thought over and over becomes the thought that changes everything. Always choose to believe the best about yourself.

Curiosity is the wick in the candle of learning.

Most people sleep themselves stupid.

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, writers will go to stupefying lengths to get the infernal roar of words out of their skulls and onto paper.

When action is needed, optimism, even of the mildly delusional variety, may be a good thing.

My favorite way to style outfits is to really use a lot of pieces in your closet.

I would do away with super PACs. I think it's a cancer.

It's never what people do that makes us angry; it's what we tell ourselves about what they did.

Men, like peaches and pears, grow sweet a little while before they begin to decay.

Every generation is confronted anew with the task not to look the other way when injustice occurs. ... Everyone is responsible for what he does and co-responsible for what he lets happen.