"There is no way to catch a snake that is as safe as not catching him."

“Writing is hard work, but a lot of fun, too. It allows me to live out some of my fantasies.”

“Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?”

“I hope the necessity will at length be seen of establishing institutions, here as in Europe, where every branch of science, useful at this day, may be taught in it's highest degrees.”

“People like to think that actors are terribly worried about ghosts of other actors in the parts they play. But you just have to get on with it.”

“And I have yet to find one single individual who has attained conspicuous success in bringing down enemy aeroplanes who can be said to be spoiled either by his successes or by the generous congratulations of his comrades. If he were capable of being spoiled he would not have had the character to have won continuous victories, for the smallest amount of vanity is fatal in aeroplane fighting. Self-distrust rather is the quality to which many a pilot owes his protracted existence.”

“I really like Calvin Klein for his classic simplicity. I also think Prabal Gurung designs some great pieces that work well for me. My mom has such great style she's my biggest influence.”

“A psychological explanation of our feelings is not a moral explanation of our conduct.”

“I want to live a passionate life. I always want to feel the wind in my hair.”