Vlinders zijn de meest vergankelijke, gracieuze schepsels ter wereld. Ze worden uit het niets geboren, verlangen stilletjes naar iets heel kleins en beperkts, om uiteindelijk weer als in het niets te verdwijnen.

Along with success comes a reputation for wisdom.

Euripides

Most writing is done between the mind and the hand, not between the hand and the page.

Janet Burroway

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Theodore Roosevelt

Oh, I wouldn't mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broke by you.

John Green

A misanthrope I can understand - a womanthrope never

Oscar Wilde

Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there's nothing wrong with them; that they are just a different shade of normal.

Jodi Picoult

Compromise is the best and cheapest lawyer.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Thoroughly conscious ignorance is the prelude to every real advance in science.

James Clerk Maxwell

There's a terrible truth for many women in the picture business: Aging typically takes its toll and means fewer and less desirable roles.

Maureen O'Hara

I truly believe that everything that we do and everyone that we meet is put in our path for a purpose. There are no accidents we're all teachers - if we're willing to pay attention to the lessons we learn, trust our positive instincts and not be afraid to take risks or wait for some miracle to come knocking at our door.

Marla Gibbs

You can only be as good as you dare to be bad.

John Barrymore

For me, my business is my business and my house is my house. I don't want the public in my house.

Heidi Klum