Men that cannot entertain themselves want somebody, though they care for nobody.
So I sit there kicked my heels, thinking about New Orleans, and watching a morbid blue-bottle fly attempt to commit suicide by butting his head against the windowpane.
A man is known by the company his mind keeps.
To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.
They fail, and they alone, who have not striven.
The fanatic has the courage of his conviction and the intolerance of his courage. He is opposed to the death penalty for murder, but he would willingly have anyone electrocuted who disagreed with him on the subject.
True art selects and paraphrases, but seldom gives a verbatim translation.
I just want to see around beautiful things. I don't realise how much I miss out on just seeing beautiful scenery.
I give people my heart and my full attention.
I think I have an awareness inside of me that we are all the same, that basically we are all part of that one heart.
I never went to drama school, I don't have any certificates saying: 'He's a qualified actor. ' But I did think that 'House' was something I didn't have to apologise for. It was something I was really proud of and it was sort of. . . whether you liked it or not, it was undeniable.