Through our reading we can travel to other times and other places, into other peoples minds and hearts and souls: it is a transcendent experience.

A true friend is one you can go extended periods without seeing or talking to, yet the moment that you are back in touch, it's like no time has passed at all.

The true call of liberation of women is not in taking off their clothes, but taking off their prejudices.

The fact that you have unlimited texts does not necessarily mean that you cannot stop talking

I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I'm still fascinated by those things.

The greatest misfortune of all is not to be able to bear misfortune.

Good design is partially creativity and innovation, but primarily knowledge and awareness.

If you are in danger, if your hearts are confused, turn to Mary; she is our comfort, our help; turn towards her and you will be saved.

I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them.

Nobody's seen all my work. No one. No one in the world has seen all my movies. Some things just never came out... some things may still come out.

In youth alone, unhappy mortals live; But, ah! the mighty bliss is fugitive: Discolour'd sickness, anxious labour, come, And age, and death's inexorable doom.