Nothing seems to me more doubtful than Aristotle's remark that it is probable the arts and philosophy have several times been discovered and several times lost.
When you need to hold onto something, you should. Whatever gets you through, take it.
Remember that at any given moment there are a thousand things you can love.
She transforms once again into someone carefree, and I transform into someone whose only care is her.
The older you get, the wiser you are - this is true. But you also question what use this wisdom is. y
If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.
Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying you’re friends is easy. Being friends is not.
When the scale of sensuality bears down that of reason, the baseness of our nature conducts us to most preposterous conclusions.
Writing is easy: All you do is sit staring at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
We have a country, we have to have a border.
When you've worked hard, and done well, and walked through that doorway of opportunity. . . you do not slam it shut behind you. . . you reach back, and you give other folks the same chances that helped you succeed.