Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases

A person with taste is merely one who can recognize the greatest beauty in the simplest things.

Elizabeth was counting on Marco to keep cousin Mary occupied until after the board meeting was over. A piece of cheese might catch a mouse, but an afternoon alone with a muscular masseur would ensnare her cousin far more effectively. And afterwards, while Mary lay sated and sleeping upon a massage table, wiser heads could determine the company's future. There were times, Elizabeth thought, when success in business demanded utter ruthlessness.

Life was life. It happened. You never knew what was going to come at you. Or how you could defend yourself.

My dear girl, you must cultivate a taste for the finer things. Civilized pleasures give meaning to life.

Life always gets harder towards the summit - the cold increases, responsibility increases

This parting cannot be for long; for those who love as we do cannot be parted. We shall always be united in thought, and thought is a great magnet. I have often spoken to thee of reason, now i speak to thee of faith