With the brush we merely tint, while the imagination alone produces colour.

Is it not dangerous to have students study together for years, copying the same models and approximately the same path?

Lack of knowledge leads to rejection by God.

To claim the mantle of purity is always a risky business. It just gives an excuse to be disillusioned once your ordinary humidity is exposed.

Surely she had endured enough for one evening without having to listen to intelligent conversation?

Usually my ideas for work have revolved around my interest in people, especially people that live on the edges of society.

Praise from a friend, or censure from a foe, Are lost on hearers that our merits know.

Courage is one step ahead of fear.

Mountains of gold would not seduce some men, yet flattery would break them down.

I usually have a lip balm in my bag and mascara as well. I don't really wear much make-up, but I like mascara because I've got fair colouring.

Everything in the air that is beneath me, especially if it is a one seater . . . is lost, for it cannot shoot to the rear.

American officials have bent over backwards to show how sensitive they are to Muslim culture. It didn't seem very effective. They seem to be worried about winning the respect of other people.