"Poetry is an art, and chief of the fine arts; the easiest to dabble in, the hardest to reach true perfection."

"Let's face it...most relationships you have in life don't work out."

"The conscience of children is formed by the influences that surround them; their notions of good and evil are the result of the moral atmosphere they breathe."

"If women understood and exercised their power they could remake the world."

"Only the winners decide what were war crimes."

"None of us are responsible for all the things that happen to us, but we are responsible for the way we act when they do happen."

"We only know of one duty, and that is to love."

"Boredom is a sign of satisfied ignorance, blunted apprehension, crass sympathies, dull understanding, feeble powers of attention, and irreclaimable weakness of character."

"For you and me, today is all we have; tomorrow is a mirage that may never become a reality."

"(Of Jesus): 'A parish demogogue.'"

"I don't want to sound Pollyannaish, but I hope that out of a tragedy like this something good will come. I hope we understand we're one family."

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away."