One does see so much evil in a village,' murmured Miss Marple in an explanatory voice.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
To be inspired is great, but to inspire is an honor.
I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.
Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.
I am all that hath been, and is, and shall be; and my veil no mortal has hitherto raised.
Now, 75 years [after ], in an abundant society where people have laptops, cell phones, iPods, and minds like empty rooms, I still plod along with books.
Love powers my heart and color powers my soul.
Everything around you that you call life was made up by people, and you can change it.
Dreams become regrets when left in the mind, never planted in the soil of action.
Art is not about itself but the attention we bring to it.