When tea becomes ritual, it takes its place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things. Where is beauty to be found? In great things that, like everything else, are doomed to die, or in small things that aspire to nothing, yet know how to set a jewel of infinity in a single moment?

I'm a Gemini, so I change my mind every day.

Natalie Portman

I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who possess it only from having bought it.

George Sand

The ability to accept responsibility is the measure of the man.

Roy L. Hunt

I did the best I could, and in some arenas, my best was not good enough. I've made some bad choices.

Amy Grant

Perception is the lie that we convince ourselves exists

Melissa Bradley

Imagine someone holding forth on biology whose only knowledge of the subject is 'The Book of British Birds,' and you have a rough idea of what it feels like to read Richard Dawkins on theology.

Terry Eagleton

Friends love misery, in fact. Sometimes, especially if we are too lucky or too successful or too pretty, our misery is the only thing that endears us to our friends.

Erica Jong

Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.

John Ciardi

Promises make debt, and debt makes promises.

Danish proverb

The wise are wise only because they love.

Paulo Coelho

Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. I have been for many years a teacher of languages. It is an occupation which at length becomes fatal to whatever share of imagination, observation, and insight an ordinary person may be heir to. To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.

Joseph Conrad, Under Western Eye

The physical part of comedy is as hard as a lot of action movies. It scares me, but in a way that I like.

Rachel McAdams