"A sense of calm came over me. More and more often I found myself thinking, "This is where I belong. This is what I came into this world to do."
- Jane Goodall
"And to all this she must yet add something more substantial, in the improvement of her mind by extensive reading."
- Jane Austen
"If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding...and snatch an opportunity to shape char..."
- Jane Clayson Johnson
"The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid."
"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
"Is that a bulletproof vest? See, now that's so insulting. That's like saying I'm not smart enough to shoot you in the head." Eddie DeChooch"
- Janet Evanovich
"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings."
"In life you'll meet a lot of jerks. If they hurt you, tell yourself that it's because they're stupid. That will help keep you from reacting to their cruelty. Because there is nothing worse than bitter..."
- Marjane Satrapi
"Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing after all."
"Nice dress. Take it off."