“Let us imagine a number of men in chains, and all condemned to death, where some are killed each day in the sight of the others, and those who remain see their own fate in that of their fellows, an...”

“Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.”

“Do you wish men to speak well of you? Then never speak well of yourself.”

“Force and not opinion is the queen of the world but it is opinion that uses the force.”

“Imagination disposes of everything it creates beauty justice and happiness which is everything in this world.”

“If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter the whole face of the earth would have been changed.”

“You're a hero and a gentleman, you're kind and honest, but more than that, you're the first man I ever truly loved. And no matter what the future brings, you always will be, and I know that my life...”

“I am running after you, and life, in desperate pursuit. My dream is that someday you will both turn and let me catch you. That dream carries me through every night... I have enclosed a hundred kiss...”

“A letter is a soul, so faithful an echo of the speaking voice that to the sensitive it is among the richest treasures of love.”