I knew that suffering did not enoble; it degraded. It made men selfish, petty and suspicious. It absorbed them in small things...it made them less than men; and I wrote ferociously that we learn resignation not by our own suffering, but by the suffering of others.

When we can't find peace in ourselves it is vain to look for it elsewhere.

Proverb

I see again my schoolroom in Vyra, the blue roses of the wallpaper, the open window. Everything is as it should be, nothing will ever change, nobody will ever die.

Vladimir Nabokov

My 'fear' is my substance, and probably the best part of me.

Franz Kafka

Making checklists of things you're looking for in a person is the numero uno thing you can do to guarantee you'll be alone forever.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Let's not burden our remembrance with a heaviness that's gone.

William Shakespeare

You are mortal. You age, you die. If that is not hell, pray tell me, what is?

Cassandra Clare

Miracles only happen if you believe in miracles.

Paulo Coelho

It's really fun at night, because I can see the baby kicking. I can feel the knee or the foot. The baby is starting to get heavy, and it's a really incredible feeling. I'm so grateful I get to experience this.

Emily Procter

The earth is like a beautiful bride who needs no manmade jewels to heighten her loveliness...

Kahlil Gibran

People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups.

Robyn Hitchcock

There was certainly less profanity in the Godfather than in the Sopranos. There was a kind of respect. It's not that I totally agreed with it, but it was a great piece of art.

Danny Aiello

I think that the reason for my success is that I am really not aspirational. I am inspirational in that the people at home feel like they can really relate to me.

Rosie O'Donnell