Robert Louis Stevenson

Fiction is to the grown man what play is to the child; it is there that he changes the atmosphere and tenor of his life.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

A strong passion for any object will ensure success, for the desire of the end will point out the means.

I mean, I'm 48 years old and I've been through a lot in my life - you know, loss, whether it be death, illness, separation. I mean, the failed expectations... We all have dreams.

All honest work is good work; it is capable of leading to self-development, provided the doer seeks to discover the inherent lessons and makes the most of the potentialities for such growth.