"It's a funny thing about life if you refuse to accept anything but the best, you very often get it."

"It is not true that suffering ennobles the character happiness does that sometimes, but suffering for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive."

"Beauty is an ecstasy it is as simple as hunger. There is really nothing to be said about it. It is like the perfume of a rose: you can smell it and that is all."

"Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young."

"The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and must therefore be treated with great caution."

"Never underestimate the power of the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."

"For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled."

"The foundation of joy is the beauty of life is found in its imperfections."