Who can wrestle against Sleep? - Yet is that giant very gentleness.

Naples sitteth by the sea, keystone of an arch of azure.

Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.

Let the misanthrope shun men and abjure; the most are rather lovable than hateful.

A babe in the house is a well-spring of pleasure, a messenger of peace and love, a resting place for innocence on earth, a link between angels and men.

God, from a beautiful necessity, is Love.

Ridicule is a weak weapon when pointed at a strong mind; but common people are cowards and dread an empty laugh.

Search out the wisdom of nature, there is depth in all her doings; she seemeth prodigal of power, yet her rules are the maxims of frugality.

To despond is to lie ungrateful beforehand. Be not looking for evil. Often thou drainest the gall of fear while evil is passing by thy dwelling.

A good book is the best of friends, the same today and forever.

Deep is the sea, and deep is hell, but pride mineth deeper; it is coiled as a poisonous worm about the foundations of the soul.

A despairing arse will never produce a happy fart.

When I turned 16 and got my license, the Chevy Blazer was passed down from my sister, so it was very much a starter car.

It feels great to be a role model and I'm very careful with the things I do. I'm not perfect, I do make a lot of mistakes, but I try my best.

Hollywood films are alienating to the spectator because they use too much dialogue, too much explication and leave no space for the viewer. They depress me.

I don't hire good coaches, I hire good people. If they turn out to be good coaches, too, that's a plus.

Women are always being tested ... but ultimately, each of us has to define who we are individually and then do the very best job we can to grow into it.

I'm really very concerned with helping to create an attitude of freedom and daring toward the craft of photography.

It is not death that kills us, but life. We are done to death by life.

I bought myself a parrot, but it did not say "I'm hungry", and so it died.

The best way to learn to write is to study the work of the men and women who are doing the kind of writing you want to do.