It is wonderful to wake up in the morning with things to look forward to.
—Dodie Smith in I Capture the Castle
It was a world full of feelings that I didn't have words for yet.
—Ava Dellaira in Love Letters to the Dead
If they were there for you when you had nothing, they are the ones worth having now. If they only notice you because of what you have gained, are they worth having at all?
—Donna Lynn Hope
When you're too close to people, when you spend too much time with them and love them too dearly, sometimes you can't see them.
—Tana French in The Likeness
The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.
—Andrew S. Tanenbaum
What we think, or what we know, or what we believe is, in the end, of little consequence. The only consequence is what we do.
—John Ruskin
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former.
—Albert Einstein
If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.
—Abraham Maslow
I'm just trying to make a smudge on the collective unconscious.
—David Letterman
I stopped believing in Santa Claus when my mother took me to see him in a department store, and he asked for my autograph.
—Shirley Temple
California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange.
—Fred Allen
Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.
—John Lehman
All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on.
—Havelock Ellis
My mind's my kingdom.
—Francis Quarles
Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting.
—William Arthur Ward