There is no greater mistake in life than seeing things or hearing them at the wrong time.
I'm afraid of death... Yes, but that doesn't stop death coming.
That is why most great love stories are tragedies.
You know, Emily was a selfish old woman in her way. She was very generous, but she always wanted a return. She never let people forget what she had done for them - and, that way she missed love.
... nothing is so boring as devotion.
There is no question of defence. I have always acted in accordance with the dictates of my conscience. I have nothing with which to reproach myself.