[M]y inexperienced heart was stormed. I… for a week or so lived on thought and tea. But who has not fasted thus long when first absorbed by the universal passion! – “Diary of a Surgeon,” in The Library of Fiction, or Family Story-Teller; consist
Just as a painter needs light in order to put the finishing touches to his picture, so I need an inner light, which I feel I never have enough of in the autumn. – Leo Tolstoy, to Nikolay Strakhov
We dont have an Official Secrets Act in the United States, as other countries do. Under the First Amendment, freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of association are more important than protecting secrets. – Alan Dershowitz
And to me, fame is not a positive thing. The idea of being famous is a lot better than the reality. Its fantastic when you go to premieres and people cheer you, but its not real. And its totally not my approach to get my name on a club door just because I can. – Tom Felton
