Maurice Maeterlinck

They believe that nothing will happen because they have closed their doors.

An act of goodness is of itself an act of happiness. No reward coming after the event can compare with the sweet reward that went with it.

We are never the same with others as when we are alone. We are different, even when we are in the dark with them.

There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.

Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.