"Thought is fugitive; the mind does not repeat itself; if you do not catch the whisperings of the oracle as they come to you, they are lost forever. You must-and this is absolutely essential-convince yourselves that what is offered you this very moment will never be offered again."

“I like people who dress quirkly and differently. Like in womenswear, thank god for Helena Bonham Carter!”

“I do not believe there is any one study that can be taken up that will broaden the imagination, that will be the source from which will spring more deep thinking and sincere research than the study of astronomy.”

Source : Major Taylor (1928). “The Fastest Bicycle Rider in the World: The Story of a Colored Boy's Indomitable Courage and Success Against Great Odds; an Autobiography”

“If I have something I like to forget, then I forget it.”

Source : "Rowlands celebrates 6 decades in film with honorary Oscar". The Associated Press interview, www.arabnews.com. November 12, 2015.

“The world's religions, for all their parochialism, did supply a kind of consolation for this great ache... This shattering recognition of our mortality is at the root of far more mental illness than I suspect even psychiatrists are aware.”

“The best way to teach morality is to make it a habit with children.”

“You have only so many bottles in your life, never drink a bad one.”

“Perfume was first created to mask the stench of foul and offensive odors... Spices and bold flavorings were created to mask the taste of putrid and rotting meat... What then was music created for? Was it to drown out the voices of others, or the voices within ourselves? I think I know.”

“I always think of my sins when I weed. They grow apace in the same way and are harder still to get rid of.”

Source : Helena Rutherfurd Ely (1999). “A Woman's Hardy Garden”