Stories have always been the things that entertain me and make me feel happy and sad and move me and give me the experience of being able to live many lives in one lifetime. It's the best thing about being alive.

Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church.

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger

Let honesty and industry be thy constant companions, and spend one penny less than thy clear gains; then shall thy pocket begin to thrive; creditors will not insult, nor want oppress, nor hungerness bite, nor nakedness freeze thee

Benjamin Franklin

You always want to go out there with the best book possible, so I listen to what my editors say, and even if they don't know how to fix it, I always seem to find a way. 'Trust Your Eyes' is the best book I've written, and I don't know if I can do any better.

Linwood Barclay

Our ideals are our better selves.

Amos Bronson Alcott

A man has a tendency to accept you the way you are, while most women immediately start to pick flaws and want to change you.

Marilyn Monroe

Who makes quick use of the moment is a genius of prudence.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

This proves that great lyric poetry can die, be reborn, die again, but will always remain one of the most outstanding creations of the human soul.

Eugenio Montale

Life is about choices. Some we regret, some were proud of. Some will haunt us forever. 'Black Rain' was very much about choices. The message - we are what we chose to be.

Graham Brown

When we cannot hope to win, it is an advantage to yield.

Quintilian

Within the first few months I discovered that being president is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep riding or be swallowed.

Harry S Truman

... just because [butterflies'] lives were short didn't mean they were tragic... See, they have a beautiful life.

Lisa Genova

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

Oscar Levant