"I like to write. I like to read. I like to think."

"Bitterness leads nowhere. It turns back on itself. It is the eternal cul-de-sac."

"The best revenge is massive success."

"There is too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will. I must concede you the Devil. God doesn't really need to punish us, Miss Barton. We're so busy punishing ou…"

"It's what's in yourself that makes you happy or unhappy."