"When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws."

"Preoccupation with money is the great test of small natures, but only a small test of great ones."

"Most of those who make collections of verse or epigram are like men eating cherries or oysters: they choose out the best at first, and end by eating all."

"It is commonly supposed that the art of pleasing is a wonderful aid in the pursuit of fortune but the art of being bored is infinitely more successful."

"I've never looked at a suburban building as being a minor building and an urban building as being a major building."

"If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue."

"Wisdom principle 32 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 53."

"In my wildest dreams, I could not have imagined a sweeter life."