Man is born in a day, and he dies in a day, and the thing is easily over but to have a sick heart for three-fourths of ones lifetime is simply to have death renewed every morning and life at that price is not worth living. – Gilbert Parker
The real business of life is trying to understand each other. – Gilbert Parker
She belongs to a race of delightful women, who never do any harm, whom everybody calls good, and who are very severe on those who do not pretend to be good. – Gilbert Parker
Love knows not distance it hath no continent its eyes are for the stars. – Gilbert Parker
I just get so fed up with seeing the same things written about me. If I see the words ice queen attached to me, I feel like banging my head against the wall. Theres this perception that I can only be in a film if I have a glass of champagne in my hand and a stately home in the background. – Kristin Scott Thomas