The future author is one who discovers that language, the exploration and manipulation of the resources of language, will serve him in winning through to his way.

When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're having an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

Providence has nothing good or high in store for one who does not resolutely aim at something high or good. A purpose is the eternal condition of success.

There's nothing like eavesdropping to show you that the world outside your head is different from the world inside your head.

Don't throw petals on the floor if they have no meaning. I would rather have a fun, casual relationship than have someone pretending they're completely in love with me.

I love to read about healthy eating and preach to my husband, who doesn't listen. Now I'm trying to teach it to my daughters.

Marriage is the torment of one, the felicity of two, the strife and enmity of three.

China, with her five thousand years of history, her vast territory and her enormous population stands like a mountain peak among the nations of the world. Her contribution to the civilization of mankind is imperishable. She has been a keen lover of peace; she has had a deep respect for international justice.