“Experience may be hard but we claim its gifts because they are real, even though our feet bleed on its stones.”

“Most people are not for or against anything; the first object of getting people together is to make them respond somehow, to overcome inertia.”

“Coercive power is the curse of the universe; coactive power, the enrichment and advancement of every human soul.”

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”

“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me...”

“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching, Love like you'll never be hurt, Sing like there's nobody listening, And live like it's heaven on earth.”

“So many books, so little time.”

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”