I looked for perfection, and I found something better.

The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.

Sometimes I thought I was the only one who understood, even though half the time I didn't know what it was that I was understanding. I withdrew and watched, an…

You're only so sure you're right because they're so sure you're wrong.

Earth's noblest thing,-a woman perfected.

There is many a rich stone laid up in the bowels of the earth, many a fair pearl laid up in the bosom of the sea, that never was seen, nor never shall be.

If modern painters feel qualms about applying the term 'masterpiece' to describe a work of capital importance, this is because it has come to convey a notion o…