Through some strange and powerful principle of mental chemistry which she has never divulged, nature wraps up in the impulse of strong desire, that something which recognizes no such word as impossible, and accepts no such reality as failure.

Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society.

Pervez Musharraf

There is nothing more demoralizing than a small but adequate income.

Edmund Wilson

I had lost faith in biography.

A. N. Wilson

Classic remorse, as all the moralists are agreed, is a most undesirable sentiment. If you have behaved badly, repent, make what amends you can and address yourself to the task of behaving better next time. On no account brood over your wrongdoing. ROLLING IN THE MUCK IS NOT THE BEST WAY OF GETTING CLEAN.

Aldous Huxley

Because love, love is never finished. It circles and circles, the memories out of order and not always complete.

Sara Zarr

To be the eyes and ears and conscience of the Creator of the Universe, you fool.

Kurt Vonnegut

I treat everyone as a friend, but if they betray me, that's it. They're out of my life in one way or another.

Michael Rosenbaum

Comedy aims at representing men as worse, Tragedy as better than in actual life.

Aristotle

I support making sure that there are legal protects for everyone.

Debbie Stabenow

Beauty is an outward gift, which is seldom despised, except by those to whom it has been refused.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

I met Prince William at a musical festival and he let me know he was a fan of my music. But the invitation to sing at his wedding reception came completely out of the blue. The fact that Kate and William knew the words to my songs was very touching.

Ellie Goulding

Every true love and friendship is a story of unexpected transformation. If we are the same person before and after we loved, that means we haven't loved enough.

Elif Shafak