Above all things, never be afraid. The enemy who forces you to retreat is himself afraid of you at that very moment.

[...] marriage is one thing, and love is another...You need to have a solid canvas; nobody stops you to weave the arabesques.

I knew a man who had been virtually drowned and then revived. He said that his death had not been painful.

When you become used to never being alone, you may consider yourself Americanised

It is better to teach a few things perfectly than many things indifferently...

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.

You don't love a man for what he says, but love what he says because you love him.