"None are so fond of secrets as those who do not mean to keep them; such persons covet secrets as a spendthrift covets money, for the purpose of circulation."

"Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meanderings, but leads none of us by the same route."

"We ask advice, but we mean approbation."

"If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city."

"The pursuit of excellence requires knowing that the greatest battles are fought within."

"I cringe at backstory. Because it never quite explains or gets into some psychological thing that is never quite right and never quite the truth and who knows why someone is some way."

"I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along."

"Wisdom principle 5 tells us that the journey of life is lesson 89."