Women need solitude in order to find again the true essence of themselves.

The web of marriage is made by propinquity, in the day to day living side by side, looking outward in the same direction. It is woven in space and in time of the substance of life itself.

life itself is always pulling you away from the understanding of life.

My Life cannot implement in action the demands of all the people to whom my heart responds.

Love is a force. . . . It is not a result; it is a cause. It is not a product. It is a power, like money, or steam or electricity. It is valueless unless you can give something else by means of it.

there is no sin punished more implacably by nature than the sin of resistance to change.

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem or saying a prayer.