Throughout the hours of the night, though there had been few to hear it, the whole sky had been loud with the singing of these constellations.

[Camila] was quite incapable of establishing any harmony between the claims of her art, of her appetites, or her dreams, and of her crowded daily routine. Each of these was a world in itself.

But such occasions of excellence became less and less frequent. As her technique became sounder, [her] sincerity became less necessary.

The knowledge that she would never be loved in return acted upon her ideas as a tide acts upon cliffs.

Either we live by accident and die by accident, or we live by plan and die by plan.

She did not suspect that the Abbess was even there hovering about the house, herself estimating the stresses and watching for the moment when a burden harms and not strengthens.

But while they continued staring into one another’s face waiting for the miracle of science the pain grew worse.

Perhaps she would learn in time to permit both her daughter and her gods to govern their own affairs.

The art of biography is more difficult than is generally supposed.

Curiosity is the beginning of knowledge, but understanding is the beginning of wisdom.

Lava oozed up from the centre of the crater like blood from a wound. As the flaming lava touched the water it hissed and groaned. She feared she would be boiled alive.

Hang in. We’ll make it. We all have each other.

The problems of peace are greater than the problems of war.

I just wanted to be in show biz. I wanted to make music and sing and dance, tell jokes and stories, make ya smile, make ya cry - and charge you $ 8.50

Some things are sent to test us. Clearly you must be good at problem solving if you are being set tough exams.

The basis of peace and stability, in any society, has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of all its people.

Home run hitters strike out a lot.

[The overthrow of the Castro regime] is the top priority of the US government. - all else is secondary - no time, no effort, or manpower is to be spared.

Legalize racing in every State. Sure people will bet, but they get to see the horses run and you certain can't see General Motors and General Electric and General Utility run when you bet on them.