Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. --Patti Smith

If arrogance is the heady wine of youth, then humility must be its eternal hangover. --Helen Van Slyke

Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur. --Muriel Spark

Everyone has a talent. What is rare is the courage to follow that talent to the dark place where it leads. --Erica Jong

Just learn your lines and don't bump into the furniture. --Spencer Tracy

The bridges your cross before you come to them are over rivers that aren't there. --Gene Brown

The engineering is secondary to the vision. --Cynthia Ozick

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is. --Nadine Gordimer

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down. --George Eliot

Discussing how old you are is the temple of boredom. --Ruth Gordon