There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are to give a fair and complete idea of the country.

Live as if you were eternal.

Few are they who have never had a chance to achieve happiness- and fewer those who have taken that chance.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.

Memory is a great artist. For every man and for every woman it makes the recollection of his or her life a work of art and an unfaithful record.

Learning is nothing without cultivated manners, but when the two are combined in a woman, you have one of the most exquisite products of civilization.

Happiness is never there to stay [...] Happiness is merely a respite offered by inquietude.